Sean Flynn: How Singapore Delivers World Class Healthcare while Spending 80 Percent Less than We Do

Singapore delivers the best medical care in the world while spending 80% less than we do argues Sean Flynn, assistant professor of economics at Scripps College. While many people cite France and Canada's healthcare systems as alternative examples to the United States' system, Flynn, author of Economics for Dummies, wants us instead to set our sights on Singapore.

[@rr3775]

Not covered in this lecture is the patient care quality and service provided in public hospitals in Singapore. When my friend's father had a stroke and was taken to the hospital, a trained patient care expert was assigned to the wife (caretaker) as well as a separate nurse to the patient. They brought food, coffee, and always checked to ensure the wife is in good spirits. Every few hours, they gave an update on his vitals and prognosis. Adding to this, nobody even mentioned payments of any kind. The premises are super clean, and everyone in the hospital is polite and can speak at least two languages including english. If you require an ambulance for an emergency, it will cost you nothing. Hospitals Have to admit you no matter what (And they always do without questions). Oh, the prescription cost is highly affordable too. And, the doctors are Always highly qualified, certified and well paid. I don't know how this can be done with such low expenditure from the GDP.

[@bighands69]

But it is not possible to bring the whole of the US population under one system like singapore. It would need to be broken down to state and country level. There are counties in America with a bigger population than the whole of Singapore.

[@qwertyuiop9060]

Absolute GEM of a video! KZbin algorithm needs to promote this.

[@Arugula100]

Excellent talk and fantastic info on Singapore's healthcare!

[@darrche5129]

The camera could've been panned out to cover the entire stage so he could be shown anywhere he stood...

[@johntse8655]

this is the legacy that lee Kuan yew has left us, he said " there is no such thing as a free lunch " someone has to pay.

[@BertrandTan]

One tiny correction… the company that runs the Raffles Hotel isn’t the same company as the one that runs the Raffles Hospital. The Hotel is now run by the Accor Group (French Company). The Hospital is a purely homegrown company. They’re really near to one another in location though!

[@donotreplydumbpeople3866]

I mean... Good point but the video is from 8 yrs ago so...

[@HomeSkillenSLICE]

Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!!! As a lefty I'm extremely impressed. I'm impressed but I'm honestly not that surprised. The solution to any economic problem will not be on either extreme of the political spectrum. It's all about balancing it out and finding a solution that not only protects the weak and poor, but also fosters opportunity through educational empowerment, cheap healthcare, surpluses, sane property rights, certain industries socialized like the countries oil, and free markets that don't have monopolies within them. Looks like socialized medicine lost this one! This semi socialist is shocked!! :D

[@Kjaja07]

HomeSkillenSLICE how is a market set up to make rich people pay more and poor people pay less not leftism? it's literally "from each according to his ability, to each according to his need". the only insurance is government run, and there's a safety net. And you're wage is garnished until you have enough to be a productive member of society... it's just good communism. lmao

[@nulnoh219]

But like all SG Gov policies, its very intrusive and might make some feel uncomfortable. The gov dictates the number of each class of wards the hospital have to keep, new equipment purchases needs gov approval, the mandatory saving on the Citizen's part, the mandatory contribution by the company's part. That's one reason why we get a bad rep for being Authoritarian in the first place.

[@HomeSkillenSLICE]

***** ***** Kjaja07 I'm curious about what you guys think about Trump , I like him. Better then the neocon who wanted war with Russia lol I've evolved even further then last time I posted this. Socialized oil is a cancer lol. No person or group of people is entitled to any resources within arbitrarily conceived borders. Saudis dont own 16% of the worlds oil reserves and America can't control patents related to a computers microarchitecture, Chile doesn't own their copper only those who mine it do etc. Still it is a shame that a woman lost the first time

[@bighands69]

To bring in healthcare in the US all that needs to be done is a proportion of the taxes people pay would go into a savings account. And then insurance would be used for catastrophic health care issues. Routine visits for tests, checkups and minor procedures should be covered by the healthcare savings account.

[@KS-nc7mm]

Well, this comment section aged terribly.

[@mmanese1]

I try to share this with everyone I know.

[@Teo-wb9yp]

Ya, its a great deed. Keep sharing it. Love your big heart.

[@mmanese1]

@ So we can have a robust discussion on how we can make our healthcare system better.

@@mmanese1 sure but this video feels so american to me. Like a wet dream of great care but ONLY if its the cheapest in the world or sth. No system will be perfect and at this point the major Change the us needs to do is to simply finance healthcare in a socialised way and tweak the Details... there msny ways to do it but you never really get around the socialism part of it and it seems like the only reason people like this guy love singapore, is because it gives the illusion of choice and market and bla... 🤷‍♂️

[@johntse8655]

this guy should be president. he will really make America great.

[@javieryeo4032]

This is called not working hard(actually they did),but you work intelligently.

[@purpleivory2]

U.S infant mortality rates are skewed because we count all births while countries like Cuba and even Switzerland do not.

[@rickytan3483]

+Will Hart YOU MISSED THE TRAGET BY MILES. THE REAL REASON IS THERE IS A HUGE GAP BETWEEN THE RICH AND POOR IN USA AND 60% ARE POOR.

[@bighands69]

Cuba does not count children who die within the first 12 hours as being born. So take that Ricky Tan and do with it as you please.

[@ByTheirFruitsNetwork]

I've been slowly working my way through this. He gets to Medicare and says it's free and they pay nothing. Not true. One, Medicare beneficiaries pay a premium and two, also generally cover 20% of medical costs (some with certain plans or special needs may not pay anything tho). Tbf, there's also the the qualified Medicare beneficiary (QMB). This would be someone who qualifies for both Medicare and Medicaid (partial or full). That particular group would pay close to nothing for their healthcare expenses

[@Cysecsg]

Its actually forced 20% and an additional top up by the employer of another 16%.

[@bawaughbawaugh]

Great video.

[@betabravo3300]

I just wish this video has subtitles.

[@davids2218]

Did Sean study statistics? If Americans lost weight, stopped smoking, exercised, signed advanced directives, we'd cut HC spending by 35% and life expectancy would increase by 10 years. Has Sean been to the far East? Live longer in Asia because you eat vegetables and fish for breakfast, lunch, & dinner... can we get Americans to do this? Probably not - but life expectancy has little to do with healthcare spending in this case - 80% is a behavioral choice. Sean - look it up - correlation does not equal causation. My Chinese father-in-law in 92 .. he lived thru the worst of war and 3rd world conditions.. but had diet of vegetables and fish.. and does Tia Chi (exercise)..

[@kenwdesouza]

Not every country in the far east eat veg and fish for breakfast. Have you ever been to Singapore? If not maybe you should to open your eyes....

[@andrewkavanaugh6951]

British people are far more unhealthy and spend 3x less per capita! Also less healthy people die sooner and don't require expensive healthcare as they age.

[@123456crapper]

I believe that it is romanised as Tai Chi or Taiji and not Tia Chi.

[@teerificbitch]

@ Singapore spends 4% of GDP on healthcare. And is ranked 6th in the world. I think its darn good if you ask me. Many of the welfare states in Europe are slowly falling behind on healthcare. Queues getting longer, medical staff shortages, equipment getting older. I'm speaking in general, but there was a study that compared the scandinavian countries to Singapore and i think you will be able to find a lot of faults in a healthcare system where the government has too heavy a hand in. At this current point, Singapore seems to have just the right balance. Walk into a public hospital in Singapore, and you'd think you were in a world class private hospital.

[@toyebrahman8292]

My son is 6 months old, can not walk, looking in the eyes and less, what to do. I am poor man I have no money. My financial situation is very bad. Can you help me?

[@marklieberman8362]

Cooks Childrens Hospital or Scottish Rite or St. Judes will take children who cannot pay and they help the parents to be with the child.

[@imabjorkman6533]

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[@surfahjah]

if you took a sip of alcohol every time he said "um" you would be dead half through the video from alcohol poisoning.

[@patfo4129]

Too much lobbyimg

Silly debate over birth control being covered? Ehm excuse me whats silly about that?