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MOH aims to get all Singapore residents enrolled with a GP or polyclinic doctor of their choice starting next year.
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SINGAPORE - The way Singapore's healthcare system currently works can be boiled down to this: You get a service - such as surgery, blood test or doctor's consultation - and are subsequently billed for it.
Similarly, healthcare institutions are funded based on their workload, such as the number of medical procedures they perform.
