What a disgrace to m'sian cow

[Balrog]

May 18, 2010
M'sia eyes S'pore patients

Sharp growth in medical tourism; now 12 hospitals eye Medisave patients

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The sector has seen sharp growth in recent years. Prime Minister Najib Razak has said the health tourism revenue of the 35 earmarked private hospitals had grown from RM59 billion to RM299 billion in the last five years. -- PHOTO: AFP

<!-- story content : start --> KUALA LUMPUR - WHEN Ms Lee Fei Li had her first baby in a private hospital two years ago, it cost her RM4,000 (S$1,700). When her second baby arrived last month, she paid only RM1,000. The reason: She was allowed to use her husband's Singapore Medisave account to defray the expenses. 'The process was very smooth and easy,' she said. Ms Lee, 29, a Malaysian software engineer, and her husband - also a Malaysian - both work in Singapore, where they are permanent residents. Malaysia is now gearing up to woo patients like Ms Lee, after Singapore allowed its residents to use their Medisave to pay for health care in Malaysia. They can do so at 12 hospitals owned by two Singapore companies.

Read the full story in Tuesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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Ms Lee, 29, a Malaysian software engineer, and her husband - also a Malaysian - both work in Singapore, where they are permanent residents. Malaysia is now gearing up to woo patients like Ms Lee, after Singapore allowed its residents to use their Medisave to pay for health care in Malaysia. They can do so at 12 hospitals owned by two Singapore companies.

=> While jobless NSmen replaced by FTrash still need to contend with overpriced healthcare system in Peesai. Say, what are you defending?

 

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... WHEN Ms Lee Fei Li had her first baby in a private hospital two years ago, it cost her RM4,000 (S$1,700). When her second baby arrived last month, she paid only RM1,000.[/COLOR] The reason: She was allowed to use her husband's Singapore Medisave account to defray the expenses. ...

total amt paid is stil same la ... tok like ppl is paying less lidat ... medisave a/c is not ppl's moni meh? ...