Taiwan’s ‘hospital beds ratio’ 3x S’pore’s?
Is having a ‘hospital beds to population’ ratio that is only about a third of Taiwan’s – something to celebrate on our 53rd National Day?
Healthcare
“Building ahead of demand” for airport, but “nothing” for healthcare?
The rhetoric – “building ahead of demand” for Changi airport, but “building nothing’ for healthcare (decrease in total hospital beds for 10 years) is “laughable”?
Elderly sick rather die than burden their families financially?
Why is it that the ‘elderly sick’ rather die, than to be a financial burden to their families?
Long-term care: S’pore spends the least, pay the lowest, least transparent?
Is Singapore’s public spending on long-term care one of the lowest in the world?
Health data hacking: “Damage control” reporting – 6 in 1 day hor?
Health data hacking: 6 articles in 1 day in 1 newspaper – “damage control” reporting is it?
Health data hacked: How “independent” are Committees of Inquiry?
In order to placate the public’s displeasure with serious lapses – the “Committees of Inquiry” set up by the Government over the years, should be seen to be as “independent” as possible, in the eyes of Singaporeans.
ElderShield: $133m claims, $4b surpluses/reserves?
Is ElderShield possibly the most profitable national long-term care insurance scheme in the world?
CareShield Life: Investment returns for members – why not for CPF too?
If the investment returns for CareShield Life can be returned to members – why can’t CPF investment returns be the same too?
Selling CareShield Life like ‘buay ko yok’?
Why announce now to collect so much more money from the people for “long-term care”, when we have already announced the increase in GST to fund the expected increased spending on healthcare?
ST: ‘Sob’ stories that never ask the ‘obvious’?
What’s the point of so many ‘sob’ stories, without linking them to the list of assistance schemes featured?