Preps - Sing insurance

Common types of insurance

By need

• Health insurance
  • Personal Accident Insurance
• Life insurance
  • Term life policy: Has expiry date (Until the Life Insured is 100 years old)
• Travel Insurance
• Health insurance for maid

By payer

• Group insurance (company pay)
• Individual insurance

Healthcare in Singapore

• Outpatient
  • GP = General practicioner ← MC
    • Family Doctor
  • SP = Specialist practitioner
  • kidney dialysis (chạy thận), erythropoietin (thiếu máu suy thận/ thiếu máu HIV..), cancer radiotherapy (xạ trị), chemotherapy (hoá trị), immunotherapy (điều trị miễn dịch ung thư); thuốc ức chế miễn dịch immunosuppressants, tube-feeding
• Inpatient (hospitalization)
  • Admission & discharge
  • Pre-hospitalization
  • Post-hospitalization
• A&E
• Medical fee.

GP --refer--> SP -> Hospital

GP clinic -> SP clinic → hospital

Basic terms

• Premium
• Corporate Health Insurance