You are absolutely right, Jimmie. Singapore is more comparable to a big city in the US in terms of size and population density. One of the challenges for the US healthcare system is our tremendous economic and demographic diversity.
Singapore has "one of the most successful healthcare systems in the world, in terms of both efficiency in financing and the results achieved in community health outcomes," according to an analysis by global consulting firm Watson Wyatt.
The specific features of the Singapore healthcare system are unique, and have been described as a "very difficult system to replicate in many other countries."
Still, I think we have something to learn from them.
