All posts tagged "insurance"
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6.1KHeadlinesMediShield Life Pays Just S$4.50 of Elderly Uncle’s S$4477 Surgery Bill
He expected MediShield Life to cover 90 percent of his cash bill for a cataract operation, but this 82-year-old uncle was in...
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2.7KHeadlinesGovernment: CareShield Life Not Introduced to Make Money Off Singaporeans
The Singapore government has hit back at claims that compulsory disability insurance, CareShield Life, is aimed at profiting off Singaporeans to pad...
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2.3KCow 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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41.8K2HeadlinesLETTERS: 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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18.5K2Cow 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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22.0KCow 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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759HeadlinesPrudential Insurance Customers Could See Integrated Shield Premiums Rise by 300 Percent
Insurance company Prudential is looking to charge its Integrated Shield plan customers up to 300 percent more in annual premiums. The additional...
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895Cow Beh Cow BuFormer Insurance Chief: Badly-Designed Medishield Life Scheme Reeks of Anomalies
Former NTUC Income CEO Tan Kin Lian has slammed the Medishield Life scheme for being “badly-designed”. Commenting online, Mr Tan listed what...
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1.0KHeadlinesTask Force Findings: Cut Healthcare Costs by Making Patients with Insurance Pay Part of their Bill
So you’ve bought an insurance plan that covers your entire medical bill. Congratulations, a task force set up to rein in healthcare...
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1.2K5HeadlinesAh Ma Bankrupted by S$675,000 Medical Bills after Insurance Company Refuses to Pay
A 73-year-old Ah Ma has been bankrupted after being saddled with an enormous medical bill and lawyers’ fees. Ah Ma suffered a...
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898HeadlinesStroke Patient Receives S$42,538 Government Grant, S$0 Paid for 40-Day Hospital Stay
A patient who spent 40 days in hospital for a stroke apparently received S$42,538 government grant for healthcare expenses. And with insurance...
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2.3KHeadlinesS$10,000 Down the Longkang: Man Accuses Prudential Duo of Baiting Him with False Assurances
MR LI: We met this agent called Priscilla Tan from Prudential at an Expo car show. Wanted to get some life insurance...
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845HeadlinesHaze Disrupts Man’s Travel Plans, But MSIG Insurance Refuses to Pay Claims While Friend Gets S$300 from Aviva
Two friends were travelling home to Singapore from their holiday in Langkawi when their travel plans were disrupted by the haze. One...
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8072Headlines25,000 Singaporeans and PRs to Pay Additional MediShield Life Premiums
About 25,000 Singaporeans and permanent residents with serious pre-existing medical conditions will have to foot out higher MediShield Life premiums, says the...