An Introduction Unlike many Asian countries, Singapore currently does not have a reimbursement plan

An Introduction

Unlike many Asian countries, Singapore currently does not have a reimbursement plan specifically for medical devices. However, Singapore’s hybrid healthcare financing framework helps to keep medical bills covering surgical procedures and medical devices and drugs affordable. This isaccomplished through a multi-tier protection of heavy government subsidies, supplemented by the Medisave, MediShield, Medifund and ElderShield programs.