None so blind as the National Eye Centre

[Leepotism]

Is Eye Centre losing sight of the needy with fee hike?
Letter from Tong Jee Cheng

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WITH effect from March 8, the Singapore National Eye Centre increased consultation fees, from S$56 to S$59 (5 per cent) for non-subsidised patients and from S$29 to S$32 (10 per cent) for subsidised patients.

Are patients paying for the salary increases of healthcare professionals, which was announced in Parliament on March 6?

Last year, SNEC increased the cost of an eye test (optical coherence tomography), from S$56 to S$68 for non-subsidised patients and from S$28 to S$34 for subsidised patients, a 21-per-cent increase for both categories of patients.

But the latest fee increase is higher, in terms of percentage, for needy patients.

The issue is that many senior citizens will end up with some form of eye problems which require specialist care not found at polyclinics.

The consultation fee, eye tests and medication are expensive.

Medisave cannot be used for many of these costs.

This is an area in healthcare affordability that needs attention.

 

[erection2015]

they got an EYE for profits bro...:(

better keep an EYE on developments

Is Eye Centre losing sight of the needy with fee hike?
Letter from Tong Jee Cheng

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WITH effect from March 8, the Singapore National Eye Centre increased consultation fees, from S$56 to S$59 (5 per cent) for non-subsidised patients and from S$29 to S$32 (10 per cent) for subsidised patients.

Are patients paying for the salary increases of healthcare professionals, which was announced in Parliament on March 6?

Last year, SNEC increased the cost of an eye test (optical coherence tomography), from S$56 to S$68 for non-subsidised patients and from S$28 to S$34 for subsidised patients, a 21-per-cent increase for both categories of patients.

But the latest fee increase is higher, in terms of percentage, for needy patients.

The issue is that many senior citizens will end up with some form of eye problems which require specialist care not found at polyclinics.

The consultation fee, eye tests and medication are expensive.

Medisave cannot be used for many of these costs.

This is an area in healthcare affordability that needs attention.

 

[Leepotism]

they got an EYE for profits bro...:(

better keep an EYE on developments

This is an evil Leegime. For these bastards, only money speaks sense.

 

[Leepotism]

Eye Centre explains why

Eye Centre's higher charges due to operating expenses, inflation


Letter from Moses Wong Chief Financial Officer, Singapore National Eye Centre
04:45 AM Apr 06, 2012
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We thank Madam Tong Jee Cheng for her feedback "Is Eye Centre losing sight of the needy with fee hike?" (April 3).

As a national specialty centre which treats complex eye conditions, the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) is committed to providing quality, cost-effective care. No patient shall be denied medical attention because of the inability to afford treatment.

It is sensitive to the impact of fee revisions on patients and adjusts charges only when necessary.

To contain rising healthcare costs, we continuously look for ways to improve processes and productivity, leveraging on group purchases to achieve economies of scale.

We try as far as possible to maintain our charges. For example, the fee for the Optical Coherence Tomography eye test was revised only twice in eight years. For consultation charges, the last increase was in 2010.

Operating expenses such as utilities, maintenance and fuel prices have risen in the last two years.

With the need to upgrade various diagnostic equipment to keep up with technological advances, we had to review charges this year to keep pace with healthcare inflation.

The coming salary enhancements for doctors and other healthcare professionals are funded fully by the Government and, thus, not a factor in this fee revision.

The SNEC has assistance schemes in place to help needy patients, including Medifund. Needy patients can also access the new Medication Assistance Fund, which helps pay for high-cost drugs they may require for specific conditions.

We wish to reiterate our commitment to delivering quality, affordable care to Singaporeans.

 

[laksaboy]

Screw needy patients, the main profit line for eye doctors these days is LASIK surgery.

There is a good reason why so many private eye clinics offering LASIK surgery started popping up everywhere in the past 5-10 years.

Of course the SNEC wants a piece of the action.

 

[halsey02]

"No patient shall be denied medical attention because of the inability to afford treatment." quote, of course!, but the patient have not enough money even for medical fee, how to get an attention? by then, the patient would be blind already or already BLINDED voting for the people who helped them into a physical sightless world.

How often have we heard that sentence or the affordable mantra or the subsidized song or the rebates chant?? How BLIND can the 60% who voted ?? who are not only blind, but deaf & & dumb! what sad lives these people lead, a soundless, speechless & a sightless world...but LOVINg IT!:p

 

[erection2015]

guess these guys brought the term ' ignorance is bliss ' to the highest level.

"How often have we heard that sentence or the affordable mantra or the subsidized song or the rebates chant?? How BLIND can the 60% who voted ?? who are not only blind, but deaf & & dumb! what sad lives these people lead, a soundless, speechless & a sightless world...but LOVINg IT!:p

 

[halsey02]

guess these guys brought the term ' ignorance is bliss ' to the highest level.

Yup!, these people must be in NIRVANA! with such compassionate health care & affrodable housing on a $850 salary, this must the "sunny side of heaven"!

 

[Sir_Fcuk]

Is Eye Centre losing sight of the needy with fee hike?
Letter from Tong Jee Cheng

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WITH effect from March 8, the Singapore National Eye Centre increased consultation fees, from S$56 to S$59 (5 per cent) for non-subsidised patients and from S$29 to S$32 (10 per cent) for subsidised patients.

Are patients paying for the salary increases of healthcare professionals, which was announced in Parliament on March 6?


But the latest fee increase is higher, in terms of percentage, for needy patients.

The issue is that many senior citizens will end up with some form of eye problems which require specialist care not found at polyclinics.

The consultation fee, eye tests and medication are expensive.

Medisave cannot be used for many of these costs.

This is an area in healthcare affordability that needs attention.

Eye specialists earn the most amongst the doctor fraternity. Even NUH charges an administrative fee of only $11

 

[groober2011]

In Singapore alone, 10,000 patients undergo cataract surgery annually. I think in Singapore, we have the highest number of people with poor eyesight.

 

[halsey02]

In Singapore alone, 10,000 patients undergo cataract surgery annually. I think in Singapore, we have the highest number of people with poor eyesight.

That explains why they keep crossing the 'lightning' symbol on the ballot sheet...that must be outstanding than the rest of the symbols, which are blurred.

 

[erection2015]

BosSam's is the worst if he can be so attracted to me.

In Singapore alone, 10,000 patients undergo cataract surgery annually. I think in Singapore, we have the highest number of people with poor eyesight.

 

[erection2015]

ya..good for them ....unfortunately i suffer along with them but i am not as Nirvanaed as they are.

Yup!, these people must be in NIRVANA! with such compassionate health care & affrodable housing on a $850 salary, this must the "sunny side of heaven"!

 

[halsey02]

ya..good for them ....unfortunately i suffer along with them but i am not as Nirvanaed as they are.

Then, you must go "ommmm" with them, be a member & go to the 'sunny side of heaven"..where life is an endless rebates, where your expenditures are always affordable & what you want to pay for are subsidized!. Go blind, be a member!. ha ha ha ha

 

[erection2015]

yes yes.... Disneyland here i come :p

Then, you must go "ommmm" with them, be a member & go to the 'sunny side of heaven"..where life is an endless rebates, where your expenditures are always affordable & what you want to pay for are subsidized!. Go blind, be a member!. ha ha ha ha

 

[groober2011]

Then, you must go "ommmm" with them, be a member & go to the 'sunny side of heaven"..where life is an endless rebates, where your expenditures are always affordable & what you want to pay for are subsidized!. Go blind, be a member!. ha ha ha ha

Today's papers there was a letter written complaining about the healthcare subsidies. It mentioned lots of BMWs and Mercedes cars parked in the polyclinic carpark belonging to patients taking advantage of cheaper bills.

 

[zeddy]

The 60% myopically voted for the Scums In White... I hope many of them go blind soon..

 

[laksaboy]

Today's papers there was a letter written complaining about the healthcare subsidies. It mentioned lots of BMWs and Mercedes cars parked in the polyclinic carpark belonging to patients taking advantage of cheaper bills.

Funny they don't implement means testing in polyclinics.

 

[halsey02]

Today's papers there was a letter written complaining about the healthcare subsidies. It mentioned lots of BMWs and Mercedes cars parked in the polyclinic carpark belonging to patients taking advantage of cheaper bills.

That person never read what the 'whities' tell ?, that the "POOR" in SINgapore is better off than anywhere on this planet?. BMW's, BENZ's these days are cheap car, my neighbourhood 'ah long' drive one, the pork seller drives one...the roast duck stall that cost 3m may have 6, Benz? ah beng don't even want anymore. If you see, Lambo, Rolls Royce, Mersarati parked at the Polyclinics , "Iworry", but then again, it may belong to the FT's working there!, for the locals can only afford BMW's & Mercedes Benzs!

 

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[TD="class: msgtxt"]Ya sure, you buggers just tok cock sing song and enrich yourself mercilessly while we strive hard to do better to feed ourselves !!!
My $1000 income can buy me a HDB flat too..............
http://www.straitstimes.com/print/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_785465.html
[h=1]'Not handouts but a culture of responsibility': DPM Tharman[/h][h=2]Tharman says systemwide help can have negative effects[/h]
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<!--start of story text-->THE key to a strong, inclusive society is not extending benefits to more and more disadvantaged groups but keeping alive a culture where everyone strives to do better and is rewarded for hard work, Deputy Prime Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam said on Wednesday night.
He was speaking on the topic of 'No Singaporean left behind' at the Kent Ridge Ministerial Forum to some 200 National University of Singapore (NUS) students.
During a lively 90-minute question- and-answer session, several students pressed Mr Tharman for more government help for disadvantaged groups.
Responding, he said: 'I think culture is very important and you will not create a stronger society where people keep moving up when it's all about Government providing benefits for every disadvantaged group. You create a stronger society when at its core, you have a culture of responsibility.'
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