Competition and control in public hospital reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore

The city-states of Hong Kong and Singapore are unusual among highincome societies in combining fine healthcare status with modest spending. The achievements have been built on many similar and as many different policy measures. The objective of this chapter is to assess public hospital reforms in Hong Kong and Singapore, with the goal of drawing conclusions about the efficacy of different management strategies in the hospital care sector and drawing lessons for other countries contemplating reform.