Originally posted by fymk:
To be fair as much as I don't fancy defending the so-called
affordability of the healthcare system back home, [b] WHY THE HECK
DID THEY GO TO GLENEAGLES ? It's private !!! What they
heck did they expect! Each time a consultant go visit for 5 mins -
600 to 800 dollars bye bye. WHY should the healthcare system to
accomodate their PRIVATE hospital accomodation?
If they stayed at Singapore General Hospital , I say that is too
much for them . But if they chose to admit her into Gleneagles -
they shouldn't complain at all since they should be well aware that
if they cannot afford it , they shouldn't go there.
If they went to Singapore General Hospital and stay in a subsidised
class , it will be less than 50k . My relative stayed in b1 class
in SGH for a cardiac bypass - it was still below 50k. [/b]
The crux of the issue is the amount of subsidies, not the cost
of the treatment.
If your mother is sick, wouldn't you want the best that you can
afford? Would you ask the hospital how much is the subsidies before
committing your mother for treatment?
The hospital would have brief them about the estimate cost before
treatment and they should be well enough to afford it. The payout
from medishield would be a bonus but it turn out to be a shocking
disappointment.
Ask me. I terminated (opt out) my medishield, healthshield,
medicare, medisave, medishit etc.
This brings about another topic. My mother was given $800 progress
package before the election but did not receive a single cent
because she was automatically opt into a health insurance by CPF.
The best part is, the premium is more than $800 annually. What a
joke. She canceled the insurance and bought 4D instead.
