Ni Hao / Selamat Pagi / Vanakkam
Singapore uses the concept of ______________ to manage socio-cultural diversity
Integration
Assimilation is...
...where immigrants are expected to adopt the beliefs and practices of the majority
The name of the approach used in America to manage healthcare is...
The Swedish healthcare system is an example of the _______________________ approach.
Government-financed
Who is the responsibility for healthcare in Singapore shared amongst? Give at least two different parties.
1. Government
2. Community
3. Individual
Bilingualism and Group Representative Constituencies are examples of...
...policies that promote integration
One example of how assimilation is carried out in French education is...
2. Adaptation classes conduct for children of immigrants
A primary way that many (but not all) Americans obtain healthcare support through their companies is through...
...insurance policies
Name two ways that Sweden keeps healthcare affordable
1. Hospitalisation fees only 9 Euros per day
2. Ceiling for medical services is 220 Euros
3. Ceiling for prescribed drugs is 122 Euros
4. Maximum of 244 Euros for all children medication in the same household
4. Ceiling for out of pocket payments for healthcare visits is 122 Euros
Medisave is a compulsory savings account that requires monthly contributions from the ____________________ and their ___________________.
Individuals / working Singaporeans and their employers
PCMR stands for:
Presidential Council of Minority Rights
How does assimilation manage socio-cultural diversity?
It places a common national identity above all else and thus creates a sense of national belonging (or any other acceptable answer)
Two examples of policies to help lower socio-economic status groups in America are...
1. Medicare
2. Medicaid
3. Affordable Care Act
4. EMTALA
...get quick access to a specialist in outpatient care and avoid waiting lists for treatment
An example of healthcare subsidies provided by the government is...
1. Subsidised treatments at polyclinics, public hospitals, community hospitals, nursing homes
2. Additional means tested subsidies at public hospital outpatient clinics and selected GP and dental clinics under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS)
Three naturalisation initiatives for new Singapore citizens are...
...Singapore Citizenship e-Journey, Community Sharing Sessions and Singapore Experiential Tour
Two examples of naturalisation processes in France are...
1. French language courses
2. A day of civic education
3. Tests to demonstrate knowledge of cultural and language proficiency
...does not intervene in the setting of prices for healthcare service providers (or with the choices of healthcare service options by citizens)
An everyday impact of the Swedish healthcare system on the average citizen is...
Give concrete evidence to back up your point.
...high taxation (of 25% VAT or ~50% income tax)
What is the difference between MediShield Life and Medifund?
MediShield Life is a health insurance plan for all Singaporeans.
Medifund is a fund given to needy Singaporeans who cannot afford to pay their medical bills even after heavy subsidies, MediShield Life and Medisave.
A challenge arising from integration policy is that...
...some feel that social cohesion is eroded from the influx of immigrants (or any acceptable answer)
Why do people who are for the Burkini ban argue for it and why do people who are against it argue against it?
1. For - no display of religious identity for the sake of French national identity
2. Against - respecting the rights of individual to practise their religion
A challenge of the healthcare system is that...
This is especially bad for the lower SES because...
...healthcare, without regulation, can be very expensive
...they are the ones who might need it the most but who can least afford (insurance companies tend to insure only the healthy and employed)
(or any acceptable answers)
Why is being a member of the European Union also straining Sweden?
Citizens of the EU are also eligible for some aspects of Sweden's heavily subsidised healthcare. This is a strain because they consume the healthcare services without paying the taxes needed to sustain the system.
Other than rising healthcare costs, give another challenge of Singapore's healthcare system. Why is it a challenge?
Managing the growing demand for healthcare is a challenge due to Singapore's aging population and growing population.
An aging population increases demand because the elderly need more intensive medical care. Longer life expectancies and increasingly sedentary lifestyles means that we also live longer and might have more chronic illnesses.