All posts tagged "health"
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1.6KHeadlinesResearch Reports: Hospital Beds are Insufficient to Meet Demands of Singapore’s Growing Population
Three separate organisations have come up with research reports stating that public hospital facilities are insufficient to keep with with Singapore’s population...
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2.2KHeadlinesSeverely Disabled Seniors Denied Payouts: Doubts Cast on Intentions of ElderShield and CareShield Life Schemes
Doubts have been cast over the intentions of ElderShield and its upcoming replacement, the compulsory CareShield Life scheme, as a disability insurance...
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4.2KCow Beh Cow BuCareShield Life: Mixed Information, Dodgy Benefits, and the Perceived Foolishness of Singaporeans
ELSON: Health Minister Gan Kim Yong made 2 points in parliament yesterday – one, that you shouldn’t be surprised by the “1...
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974HeadlinesNumber of Young Singaporeans Seeking Mental Health Treatment Jumps by 190 Percent
The number of young Singaporeans (16 to 30 years old) seeking mental health treatment has risen by 190 percent from 2015. The...
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1.1K2Cow 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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7.3K1HeadlinesHealth 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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1.6KCow 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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3.3KHeadlinesEx-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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7.0KHeadlinesCouple 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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2.8KHeadlinesNational 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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4.0KCow 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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13.9K1HeadlinesWoman 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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28.4K2HeadlinesLETTERS: 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...
