Patients will be charged for upgrading from lower class wards: Ong Ye Kung
SINGAPORE – Hospital patients who stay in a lower class ward and then upgrade to a higher class ward will have to pay more for their stay in the heavily subsidised ward.
Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said in Parliament on May 7 that the Government has to discourage patients from selecting lower ward classes in hospitals to secure more subsidies for more costly treatments – such as surgery and ICU treatment – at the beginning of their stay, and then switch to higher ward classes once these treatments are completed.
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Useredsg 11/05/2024
hor Yee See lar ah ong. why subsidize
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