HCD 303- Global Health Care Systems Module 5
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Singapore used to be a colony of which country?
Group of answer choices:
Japan
Great Britain
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Who is Lee Kuan Yew?
Group of answer choices
Minister of Health of Singapore
Prime Minister of Singapore Prime Minister of Singapore
First Chancellor of Germany
Author of the Social Insurance and Allied Health Service
Report
When did Singapore become an independent country?
Group of answer choices
1960
1965
1965
1990
They never became an independent country
What did Lee Kuan Yew believe had to occur if Singapore
was going to survive as an independent nation?
Group of answer choices
They had to win over military support from China
They had to turn themselves into a first-world oasis in a
They needed Britain to continue to offer military support
third-world region
They had to go to war with Malaysia to prove their
strength
They had to turn themselves into a first-world oasis in a
third-world region
What was the initial focus of Singapore's healthcare sys-
tem once they gained their independence?
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Group of answer choices
To become a leading country in terms of medical tourism
to increase economic profits
To become a leading country in the specialized treatment
To focus on public health services such as adequate hous-
of complex serious illness
ing and basic primary care services
To implement the health insurance model known as the 3
M's
To focus on public health services such as adequate hous-
ing and basic primary care services
When did the government in Singapore first start to really
develop the various components of its healthcare sys-
tem?
Group of answer choices
1980's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
What are the two main branches of the federal govern-
ment that oversee the healthcare system in Singapore?
Group of answer choices
The Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health
Monetary Authority
The State Ministries of Health
Monetary Authority
Statutory Boards
What does the Ministry of Health Holdings protect?
Group of answer choices
The 3 public health insurance programs (Medisave,
Medishield, & Medifund) from going bankrupt The public hospitals from detrimental financial burden
The public hospitals from detrimental financial burden
Patients from going medically bankrupt
Private health insurance companies
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_g1ui9n
Singapore used to be a colony of which country?
Group of answer choices:
Japan
Great Britain
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Who is Lee Kuan Yew?
Group of answer choices
Minister of Health of Singapore
Prime Minister of Singapore Prime Minister of Singapore
First Chancellor of Germany
Author of the Social Insurance and Allied Health Service
Report
When did Singapore become an independent country?
Group of answer choices
1960
1965
1965
1990
They never became an independent country
What did Lee Kuan Yew believe had to occur if Singapore
was going to survive as an independent nation?
Group of answer choices
They had to win over military support from China
They had to turn themselves into a first-world oasis in a
They needed Britain to continue to offer military support
third-world region
They had to go to war with Malaysia to prove their
strength
They had to turn themselves into a first-world oasis in a
third-world region
What was the initial focus of Singapore's healthcare sys-
tem once they gained their independence?
1/6
, HCD 303- Global Health Care Systems Module 5
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_g1ui9n
Group of answer choices
To become a leading country in terms of medical tourism
to increase economic profits
To become a leading country in the specialized treatment
To focus on public health services such as adequate hous-
of complex serious illness
ing and basic primary care services
To implement the health insurance model known as the 3
M's
To focus on public health services such as adequate hous-
ing and basic primary care services
When did the government in Singapore first start to really
develop the various components of its healthcare sys-
tem?
Group of answer choices
1980's
1960's
1970's
1980's
1990's
What are the two main branches of the federal govern-
ment that oversee the healthcare system in Singapore?
Group of answer choices
The Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health
Monetary Authority
The State Ministries of Health
Monetary Authority
Statutory Boards
What does the Ministry of Health Holdings protect?
Group of answer choices
The 3 public health insurance programs (Medisave,
Medishield, & Medifund) from going bankrupt The public hospitals from detrimental financial burden
The public hospitals from detrimental financial burden
Patients from going medically bankrupt
Private health insurance companies
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