tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957101.post3999928447596764193..comments2024-01-14T01:01:13.143+08:00Comments on Singapore Alternatives: Health Care System: Where is the role of PAP Govt in taking care of Singaporeans?Adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118282904480380059noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957101.post-70452040002759196472010-04-08T14:35:10.786+08:002010-04-08T14:35:10.786+08:00Is the information on medishield and related payou...Is the information on medishield and related payout updated? what is the sample size, type and range of payout? what annual reports are the article based from? such data is can be misleading and distorted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11957101.post-66969208893703664912010-03-31T12:59:17.224+08:002010-03-31T12:59:17.224+08:00interestingly, taiwan minister recent proposal for...interestingly, taiwan minister recent proposal for increased premium to be paid to cover increasing costs of managing medical insurance was deemed a political hotspot for kuomintang.<br /><br />in the end,ppl still needs to pay for it.<br /><br />(the minister also threatened to resign if he does not get the increase in premium and called for a reduction in no. of elections in taiwan which led to too much political interference with his work - compare to khaw's statement of politics should not interfere with healthcare)<br /><br />alternative healthcare systems to be investigated are like Mayo clinic, aravind low cost eye surgery (india)it is free for poor by using money earned from paying customers to subsidise it and a focus on cheap yet good quality innovation and just-in-time management<br /><br />I also propose other medical practices like TCM,ayurverda to be given equal status as western medicine and promote them to public as they are age-old traditions that are well-tested and works even better than western medicine.cynoreply@blogger.com