Serious Any changes to medication subsidies?

[sbfuncle]

Uncle noticed medication pricing in gov hospital up by approx 20% from this month.
Is there changes to subsidy rate for sinkies?
@SOS for your comments. Thank you !

 

[ODACHEK]

Only heard from news private hospital only...

 

[batman1]

No money,better don't get sick.

 

[laksaboy]

Uncle noticed medication pricing in gov hospital up by approx 20% from this month.
Is there changes to subsidy rate for sinkies?
@SOS for your comments. Thank you !

I heard they did something (reduced?) to the subsidies for cancer treatments and drugs, the insurance merchants adjusted their plans accordingly.

 

[sbfuncle]

I heard they did something (reduced?) to the subsidies for cancer treatments and drugs, the insurance merchants adjusted their plans accordingly.

Very complicated.
Seems like also related to mean testing.
Means very recently or even this month pap redo mean testing so uncle got charged more. Also means pap think uncle earning more compared to last month ?

 

[millim6868]

Very simple makan Yr money ,lol, heard many foreigners ,pr, run road ,cannot pay after treatment ,so lan lan must jack up ,lol

 

[sbfuncle]

Mean testing and % of subsidy was already announced sometime back in 2022.
But why now suddenly difference in pricing when compared with last month ?
The only reason to explain is that this month is the iras tax closing month which means pap redo sinkie mean testing.
Uncle puzzle revealed.
No choice just pay up lan lan.

 

[batman1]

Different hospitals got different calculations on co-payment (% allowed paid by your medisave account and % allowed paid by cash).

 

[batman1]

Very complicated.
Seems like also related to mean testing.
Means very recently or even this month pap redo mean testing so uncle got charged more. Also means pap think uncle earning more compared to last month ?

Sometimes finance professionals also don't know.

 

[tobelightlight]

Just go across the causeway and medical expense down by half.

 

[Chase]

Uncle noticed medication pricing in gov hospital up by approx 20% from this month.
Is there changes to subsidy rate for sinkies?
@SOS for your comments. Thank you !

i am not familiar with subsidies. Are you retired? If retired rich, but no longer working like brother @zhihau , can apply for CHAS Blue.

 

[zhihau]

i am not familiar with subsidies. Are you retired? If retired rich, but no longer working like brother @zhihau , can apply for CHAS Blue.

Thank the heavens I bought insurance

 

[A Singaporean]

PAP is so happy. Fuck Sinkies and they don't even know it. Majulah.

 

[sbfuncle]

i am not familiar with subsidies. Are you retired? If retired rich, but no longer working like brother @zhihau , can apply for CHAS Blue.

Uncle still need to work and realised it suck thumb to be in the next scale lowest range I.e $2001 per household capita just earning that $1 more makes uncle paying more now wtf ?

 

[sbfuncle]

What kind of stupid government do blanket charges ? Per household capital of $2001 is paying same charges as per household capita $20k or even $200k for medication ???

 

[sbfuncle]

Uncle still need to work and realised it suck thumb to be in the next scale lowest range I.e $2001 per household capita just earning that $1 more makes uncle paying more now wtf ?
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And do not underestimate the difference of that 25% differences as when it is applied to a damn expensive drug the extra payment comes out to be a lot of difference.

 

[sbfuncle]

Different hospitals got different calculations on co-payment (% allowed paid by your medisave account and % allowed paid by cash).

What you talking about ?
Co payment stuff is related to your insurance policies and not the hospital.
% payable by medisave is determined by pap for different types of service and procedures and not by hospital.

 

[sbfuncle]

i am not familiar with subsidies. Are you retired? If retired rich, but no longer working like brother @zhihau , can apply for CHAS Blue.

Not working have to quickly apply for everything eg chas, medifund etc Even you have millions of $ in your bank .

 

[Chase]

Not working have to quickly apply for everything eg chas, medifund etc Even you have millions of $ in your bank .

Yes, during my poly days, classmates with rich older (retired parents) declared NIL or low household income to get study grants and bursaries. SOS got to teach tuition and these people get the payouts and buy the latest motorola startac and nokia every year.

But I still recommend you work a bit when retired.
The payout for workfare bonus scheme is quite attractive if you can bring home $500-$2499 for 12 or more consecutive months.

https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/growing-your-savings/government-support/workfare-income-supplement
https://supportgowhere.life.gov.sg/schemes/SILVERSUPPORT/silver-support-ss-scheme