All posts tagged "health"
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1.0K2Cow Beh Cow BuCareShield Life: Singaporeans More Prone to be “Severely Disabled” than People from Other Developed Nations?
ELSON: This is what was published in the Straits Times in 2016 on the prevalence of persons in Singapore with disabilities: “The...
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7.2K1HeadlinesHealth Ministry Rejects Overseas Singaporean’s Request to Use Medisave for Hospital Bill
He has S$37,000 in his Medisave account, but Mr Mokhtar bin Rahmat can’t use any of that to pay for his wife’s...
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1.4KCow Beh Cow BuCareShield Life: Government has Failed to Justify Billions in Premiums Collected to Date
ELSON: 11 years, S$3.3 billion collected, and S$133 million paid out – that’s ElderShield for you. Launched in 2007, you’ve to wonder...
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3.1KHeadlinesEx-Policewoman Killed by Pet Hamster
A 38-year-old former policewoman has died after she was bitten by her pet hamster. Last week, Mdm Tan had been separating 2...
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6.4KHeadlinesCouple Cries for Help after Maid Slip-Up Leaves Infant Stuck in Locked Car at Holland Village
A couple in their 30s who reportedly went to test drive a new car discovered to their horror that their 3-month-old infant...
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2.7KHeadlinesNational Serviceman Voluntarily Attends 50 IPT Session on Average per Year out of “Curiosity”
NS Corporal Chris Shek is someone we would say “Chill bro” to (and then blanket party him because he spoil market). Why?...
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3.9KCow Beh Cow BuFormer NTUC Income Chief: Health Ministry Must Stop Doctors from Overcharging Patients
Former NTUC Income CEO Tan Kin Lian, has spoken out against the Health Ministry’s to mandate co-payment by consumers who buy riders...
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13.8K1HeadlinesWoman Suffering from Tummy Upset Gets Warded for Appendicitis after Hospital Gets Her Identity Mixed Up
How’s this for an oh sh*t moment – a woman suffering from a tummy upset was for a medical check-up at Parkway...
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28.3K2HeadlinesLETTERS: Absurd that S$1000 Treatment Cannot Claim Health Insurance but S$10,000 Treatment Can Claim
VINCENT LEE: The report says all this (making co-payment mandatory for full-rider health insurance) is because people abuse the scheme but a...
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13.2K2Cow Beh Cow BuWhy is the Government Penalising Consumers while using Kid’s Gloves on Rogue Doctors and Insurance Firms?
ELSON: At one point of time, the government was even touting the benefits of buying Integrated Shield plans with full riders so...
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6.1KCow Beh Cow BuElderShield: A Scheme Aimed at Leeching Off Singaporeans that’s Likely to be Made Compulsory?
ELSON: ElderShield is an insurance presently offered by the government, which according to the government is aimed at providing financial support to...
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5.0KHeadlinesAPPEAL: My Friend Will Die If She Does Not Receive a Bone Marrow Transplant
WANXIN PEDANTIC HUANG: My friend, Nisha Kumar, will die if she does not receive a bone marrow transplant. Nisha was diagnosed with...
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2.6KHeadlinesPoly Girl Sees “Ghosts” and Believes She’s Possessed after Taking Slimming Pills
A 19-year-old teen started seeing “ghosts” and even believed she was possessed after consuming a particular brand of slimming pills. The polytechnic...
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958HeadlinesMother Alleges that Bedok Clinic Caused Her Son to Overdose on Cough Syrup
BELINDA LUM: On 22nd evening, my son went to a clinic in Bedok (clinic name withheld), and consulted the doctor, Dr. (name...
