[Stoki]

What to do about rising medical costs in Singapore

Slowing down the rapidly rising cost of healthcare in Singapore requires the authorities to be willing to try new ways to solve the problem, says former veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commenta...ge-4119801

[K88 shu shu]

die is cheaper than hospital stay.

[EvertonDiehard]

die is cheaper than hospital stay.

Escalating healthcare cost - especially in the private sector - appears to be inevitable. However, it is not just errant doctors who are responsible. As long as healthcare is a business and private hospitals are run by publicly listed companies that are responsible to shareholders, charges will continue to rise. Private hospitals charge exorbitant prices for specialists to rent clinics in their medical centres and use the operating theatres and other facilities. These are inevitably passed onto their patients. Private hospitals, faced with high financial targets set by the management, offer referral fees or rebates which encourage doctors to carry out unnecessary laboratory and radiology tests to generate income.

[EvertonDiehard]

What to do about rising medical costs in Singapore. Slowing down the rapidly rising cost of healthcare in Singapore requires the authorities to be willing to try new ways to solve the problem, says former veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

Since the Ministry of Health has stated clearly that private hospital charges are not under its purview, they have given these facilities a free hand to determine prices for both medicine and supplies.  Is it any wonder that private hospital bills have more than tripled over the past 20 years? A routine check on inpatient bills will show that hospital fees may amount to anywhere between 50 to 80% of the total charges. The pharmacy category alone may consist of 40% of the entire bill owing to astonishing mark-ups.

[sgbuffett]

It's not just escalating even hospital bed not enough.
Same identical.medicine triple the price in Malaysia.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

Dun get sick by eating too much junk food. Mama's home cooked foods are the best.

[Ola]

Must we do the job of Health Ministers?

They cannot think of solutions nor solve the problem they created?

Then sack them, lah.

[RiseofAsia]

Dun get sick by eating too much junk food. Mama's home cooked foods are the best.

Now, you shd know why Ang Mohs like to exercise.
In US, call an emergency ambulance , easily $1k USD.

[EvertonDiehard]

What to do about rising medical costs in Singapore. Slowing down the rapidly rising cost of healthcare in Singapore requires the authorities to be willing to try new ways to solve the problem, says former veteran newspaper editor Han Fook Kwang.

Recruiting attractive nurses may help to ease the pain of escalating hospital bills. LOL!



 

[Migrant]

Lately got many young ones from India. 
Can't even know what they re talking. 
Phillipine's ones are OK.
Taiwanese not too bad.
If you get those training ones to poke needles, good luck.

[EvertonDiehard]

Lately got many young ones from India. Can't even know what they re talking. Phillipine's ones are OK. Taiwanese not too bad. If you get those training ones to poke needles, good luck.

This nurse is from Taiwan

[Alice Alicia]

Stay healthy.
No dairy, no oil, no meat, no sugar.

[WhatDoYouThink!]

More sour and bitter food, less sweet and salty

[RiseofAsia]

Most desperate move if you don’t want to burden your children.
Get a lawyer to break tie with your children.

For children,
Not so worse case, break tie with your sibling in order to get the garment subsidy.

Best is to set a fund now with your siblings, every month contribute a small sum to fund your LKK parents medical bill in future. Dont wait until last min.

[K88 shu shu]

Dun get sick by eating too much junk food. Mama's home cooked foods are the best.

not every 1 so lucky got mama cook.

[RiseofAsia]

More sour and bitter food, less sweet and salty

民以食为天， it is very difficult for Chinese.
长寿不长寿，最好的方法就是 Learn to let go.
这是易经的智慧！

[WhatDoYouThink!]

not every 1 so lucky got mama cook.

Those still hv mama to cook must treasure lah. After eating the meals do some cleaning up and wash the dishes 😄

[EvertonDiehard]

More sour and bitter food, less sweet and salty

Are you still protesting outside the MRT station?

[klat]

Must we do the job of Health Ministers?

They cannot think of solutions nor solve the problem they created?

Then sack them, lah.

The only solution they know of is to increase costs, increase fines, increase this increase that. 

That is the only solution they know

[EvertonDiehard]

The only solution they know of is to increase costs, increase fines, increase this increase that. That is the only solution they know

The MIW are one-trick ponies who are overpaid, overrated and overhyped.

[RiseofAsia]

The only solution they know of is to increase costs, increase fines, increase this increase that. 

That is the only solution they know

And give you chicken wing. 

[WhatDoYouThink!]

The only solution they know of is to increase costs, increase fines, increase this increase that. 

That is the only solution they know

The only useful thing learned in Harvard graduate sch

[K88 shu shu]

stay healthy.  eat healthy food, sexercise daily, stop smoking and drinking.

[EvertonDiehard]

stay healthy.  eat healthy food, sexercise daily, stop smoking and drinking.

Sounds like life for an inmate in Changi Prison.  LOL!

[EvertonDiehard]

And give you chicken wing.