" Our healthcare system, premised upon the principal of co-payment, encourages individual to take ownership of his/her own health care costs. However, everyone can access affordable healthcare with the many support schemes and subsidies available.
" Here are some of them :
- Means-tested subsidies
- Medisave
- Medishield
- Medifund
" Myth #2 - I don't need Eldershield because I have Medishield.
" Myth #3 - Because of means-testing in hospitals, I can no longer be admitted into B2/C class wards.
" Myth #4 - My agent informs me that my coverage will not be affected if I switch between any Integrated Shield plans (IPs) offered by different insurance companies.
" Myth #5 - I am a renal dialysis patient who needs regular dialysis treatments. I have stopped working and I cannot afford my treatments.
" Myth #6 - I have an elderly bed-ridden mother who needs nursing care. There is no financial assistance available for her care.
" Myth #7 - I'm forced to buy an expensive private insurance plan because Medishield and Medisave are not enough to pay my hospital bills.
" Myth #8 - I do not have much money in my Medisave to pay for my treatment in the hospital or clinic.
" Myth #9 - Medisave and Medishield only cover hospitalisations. There is no help for my on-going outpatient care for my chronic illness.
" Myth #10 - As I'm still young and healthy and have employer benefits, there is no need for me to buy health insurance."
Partially copied from Ministry Of Health Website, for the full article: http://www.moh.gov.sg/content/dam/moh_web/Publications/Educational%20Resources/2011/EN_MOHprintA4.pdf
What I wanted to say about this article is that the Singapore Government has ensured that there is some form of protection available for all Singaporeans. What more should we do as responsible, filial, and concerned people, to ensure that we do something for ourselves?
Be Protected Everyone!
Jessica
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