Khaw Boon Wan - sporeans dun need higher health care budget la

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SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has questioned the Singapore Democratic Party's proposal to raise the healthcare budget to at least S$10 billion a year.

This is two-and-a-half times the current budget of about S$4 billion or 4 per cent of GDP.

Using the United States as a example, Mr Khaw said spending more does not necessarily lead to better outcomes.

Instead he said Singapore has achieved similar results in three healthcare indicators using only 4 per cent of GDP.

The minister also criticised the SDP's proposal to fund the increase in the health budget by cutting spending on defence and other areas, saying this would directly impact the foundations of Singapore's prosperity.

But he did note that in the long run, health care spending would have to go up as the population ages.

He reiterated that his focus was on building up wellness programmes.

Mr Khaw clarified what he described as lies over his medical bill. There have been rumours online that his heart bypass operation last year cost him only S$8.

Mr Khaw said the S$8 only referred to his out of pocket expenses and that his total bill for a week's stay in an a Class A ward came up S$25,000.

He said the bulk of this was paid for by MediShield and Medisave.

- CNA/cc/al

 

[vamjok]

he still got face to use the $8 as an example, that can fooled most who are uneducated in terms of insurance, but not the working adults. i dare him to say he did not have any other expensive private insurance to cover up the cost

healthcare budget no need to increase, but his salary must. fuck this bloody idiot

 

[Brightkid]

.........Mr Khaw clarified what he described as lies over his medical bill. There have been rumours online that his heart bypass operation last year cost him only S$8.

Mr Khaw said the S$8 only referred to his out of pocket expenses and that his total bill for a week's stay in an a Class A ward came up S$25,000.

He said the bulk of this was paid for by MediShield and Medisave.

- CNA/cc/al

It will be good of Khaw can gie a breakdown of how he managed to cover his excess, incidentals, operation, bed and essentials, etc., and how much each of Medishield and Medisave is covering the respective costs.

A view of how much he is paying the programs will be credible too.

How ha Mr. Khaw, can answer the question before election day ?

 

[halsey02]

>Mr Khaw said the S$8 only referred to his out of pocket expenses and that his total bill for a week's stay in an a Class A ward came up S$25,000.>

We can play the same ball game with the pappies these days, does anyone have the newspaper cuttings of a pciture of him with his "SBO" together with the $8 for that heart procedure.

Of late, they seem to be telling the 'hard tooth'..is he also applogizing for trying to hoodwink us?

 

[johnny333]

Mr Khaw said the S$8 only referred to his out of pocket expenses and that his total bill for a week's stay in an a Class A ward came up S$25,000.

He said the bulk of this was paid for by MediShield and Medisave.

- CNA/cc/al

Obviously rubbish

When I was admitted to the hospital my out of pocket expenses was a few thousand even though I had no surgical procedures done.

I had more than enough in my Medisave but they(gov't) did not allow me to use what was in my fund

 

[dankos]

Obviously rubbish

When I was admitted to the hospital my out of pocket expenses was a few thousand even though I had no surgical procedures done.

I had more than enough in my Medisave but they(gov't) did not allow me to use what was in my fund

fat ass in my avatar says its possible. so ask him. he say $30 mediashield can allow u pay $8 heart surgery liao.

 

[streetsmart73]

It will be good of Khaw can gie a breakdown of how he managed to cover his excess, incidentals, operation, bed and essentials, etc., and how much each of Medishield and Medisave is covering the respective costs.

A view of how much he is paying the programs will be credible too.

How ha Mr. Khaw, can answer the question before election day ?

hi there


1. bro, bingo!
2. that useless medisave and shield thing has very low cap & ceiling for each item.
3. want to be transparent, show the figures, cow!

 

[halsey02]

hi there


1. bro, bingo!
2. that useless medisave and shield thing has very low cap & ceiling for each item.
3. want to be transparent, show the figures, cow!

Bingo!, but many SINgaporeans can not see through the veil of deception, even our usage of water billing as a comparison, it has a very low cap linit, so that all of us will perpectually be paying them more & in taxes too, like the water borne fee. This is the same in medical bills, low cap...then the same old mantra of "subsidizing" U!!

 

[hairylee]

SINGAPORE: Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan has questioned the Singapore Democratic Party's proposal to raise the healthcare budget to at least S$10 billion a year.

This is two-and-a-half times the current budget of about S$4 billion or 4 per cent of GDP.

Using the United States as a example, Mr Khaw said spending more does not necessarily lead to better outcomes.

Instead he said Singapore has achieved similar results in three healthcare indicators using only 4 per cent of GDP.

The minister also criticised the SDP's proposal to fund the increase in the health budget by cutting spending on defence and other areas, saying this would directly impact the foundations of Singapore's prosperity.

But he did note that in the long run, health care spending would have to go up as the population ages.

He reiterated that his focus was on building up wellness programmes.

Mr Khaw clarified what he described as lies over his medical bill. There have been rumours online that his heart bypass operation last year cost him only S$8.

Mr Khaw said the S$8 only referred to his out of pocket expenses and that his total bill for a week's stay in an a Class A ward came up S$25,000.

He said the bulk of this was paid for by MediShield and Medisave.

- CNA/cc/al

One week stay at Class A ward for a open heart by-pass for only $25 000?
Just ask anybody who have done the same operation how much they have paid.
I suspect he did not tell the truth. I think as a Minister the government also covered the bulk of his bills.