What are the services covered by the increased relief and who's eligible? CNA's Vanessa Lim breaks it down.
What are the services covered by the increased relief and who's eligible? CNA's Vanessa Lim breaks it down.SINGAPORE: More people in Singapore will qualify for public healthcare subsidies; and more financial relief will be offered in community and palliative care settings, after
For example, patients with a PCHI of S$2,100 will be eligible for 80 per cent subsidy for C and B2 wards at public hospitals. Previously, their PCHI would have had to be not more than S$1,800. Additionally, MOH raised means-tested subsidy rates for community hospitals and palliative care services to match those at acute hospitals.
The Stories Behind: The community nurse ensuring patients' care after they leave hospital, touching lives along the way The increased subsidies for community hospitals also aims to encourage “right-siting” of patients, which refers to providing appropriate medical care wherever cost is the lowest possible.
Public health specialist Jeremy Lim said that in the grand scheme of things, this additional spending is not a “large sum” compared to the overall national budget for healthcare. MOH's revised expenditure for last year came up to nearly S$18 billion.
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