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.

[qwertyuiop]

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

[Arugula]

Excellent talk and fantastic info on Singapore's healthcare!

[rr]

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.

[johntse]

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.

[darrche]

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

[mmanese]

I try to share this with everyone I know.

[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!

[johntse]

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

[javieryeo]

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

[Cysecsg]

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

[purpleivory]

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

[HomeSkillenSLICE]

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

[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

[davids]

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)..

[surfahjah]

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

[toyebrahman]

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?

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