From The Straits Times, Jan 30, 2008
The aim is to bring payments by patients down to 20% of large bills
By Salma Khalik
YEARLY premiums for basic MediShield insurance are set to increase – by about $120 for most people – to ensure that subsidised patients saddled with big hospital bills will get better payouts.
With better coverage, they should pay just 20 per cent of a large bill of over $10,000, compared with 40 per cent now, said Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan yesterday.
He said that claim limits would be raised for mainly two items: daily treatment fees and implants.
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