tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post5870401537738372082..comments2024-03-29T13:25:57.689+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: The new 9 tier hospital bill systemChua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-72308882189990657442009-05-20T18:54:09.681+08:002009-05-20T18:54:09.681+08:00redbean,
I make no such assumption. Medical servi...redbean,<br /><br />I make no such assumption. Medical services and healthcare are inherently EXPENSIVE and RESOURCE INTENSIVE.<br /><br />Just to equip a modern hospital and train people to deliver care is hugely costly and takes a long time.<br /><br />Yes, public institutions are inefficient.<br /><br />and...<br /><br />no, you can't use political will to make organisations efficient. If we Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60841880328735780602009-05-20T18:17:50.442+08:002009-05-20T18:17:50.442+08:00matilah, you are making the same false assumption ...matilah, you are making the same false assumption that cheap public health system is bound to be bad. like the same assumption that privatisation is the only way to run an effective organisation.<br /><br />the second assumption means all public organisations are inefficient, which means all our civil servants are inefficient. they better go and hide themselves and they shouldn't be paid that Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37179749111330168062009-05-20T16:46:27.964+08:002009-05-20T16:46:27.964+08:00The idea of "society paying you back" is a complet...The idea of "society paying you back" is a completely untenable idea.<br /><br />When the (social) problem becomes impossible in the sense that the economics will severely affect the nation, the government will always shift the goal posts, change the rules or do whatever unchallengeable unilateral action, which you can moan and groan about but to no effect.<br /><br />If you want a public Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-14786612214946086932009-05-20T10:06:05.869+08:002009-05-20T10:06:05.869+08:00hi rookie and all,
we have our different concern...hi rookie and all, <br /><br />we have our different concerns and different ways of looking at the problems. alas, we are not in any position to do anything to it.<br /><br />so our concerns will just remain as our concerns and the supertalents will do it their ways. anyway, they have the vote of the people to do it their ways.Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-14096141890332062392009-05-19T23:32:00.000+08:002009-05-19T23:32:00.000+08:00When the Society itself is sick as it is run by ro...When the Society itself is sick as it is run by robot like beings programmed with artificial intelligence, all systems are likely to fail. <br /><br />Reason; the lack of conscience !<br /><br />patriotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-54861926939256328752009-05-19T19:54:00.000+08:002009-05-19T19:54:00.000+08:00Guys,
I always have one nagging concern about thi...Guys,<br /><br />I always have one nagging concern about this multi-tiers system. a peron earning more should not penalized especially when he/she is sick. Everyone in one way or another will need health care.<br /><br />A person earning more does not necessary means he/she can afford more. He may have many children, family members to support. By being responsible and taking good care of his Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-46257889571094332502009-05-19T16:31:00.000+08:002009-05-19T16:31:00.000+08:00I think you are mistaken to assume S'pore's public...I think you are mistaken to assume S'pore's public health care is modeled on the US system.<br /><br />Where did you get that idea?Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-25250014866141741322009-05-19T10:10:00.000+08:002009-05-19T10:10:00.000+08:00one thing to let the system go the way it is. it i...one thing to let the system go the way it is. it is another thing to be a helpless victim in the system.<br /><br />we have been mesmerised by the americans and the american sytem for so long that we are throwing all precautions into the wind. we trusted them into buying their banks and ended becoming victims of conmen in suits. practically the whole american financial systems are run by crooks, Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-32725963242053573642009-05-18T18:54:00.000+08:002009-05-18T18:54:00.000+08:00Personal opinions might be emotional and nice to v...Personal opinions might be emotional and nice to vent and share, but they don't count in the objective reality of economic law, the nature of markets and capital struccture.<br /><br />I couldn't care less if the govt gets it right or not. If people want the govt to "save them", good -- they can go to the ballot and vote for all their dreams and fairy tale to come true.<br /><br />Healthcare is aⓂatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-68905345299121750122009-05-18T17:35:00.000+08:002009-05-18T17:35:00.000+08:00matilah, you are assuming that all the cost comput...matilah, you are assuming that all the cost computation factors are correctly input. And that it is strictly commercial, nothing about a govt do a little to help the people.<br /><br />i believe that the govt, the hospitals, hospital land, are to serve the people and not so much as to max profit from the people. i always support the idea of the govt selling the services at market price to Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-74684650462815343832009-05-18T15:32:00.000+08:002009-05-18T15:32:00.000+08:00What people don't seem to get is that medical serv...What people don't seem to get is that medical services aka 'healthcare' is a very expensive and resource hungry good to produce -- whether by govt or the private sector.<br /><br />This 9 tier govt designed (so-called) "system" will work for awhile. But eventually it will collapse because <I>someone</I> will have to pay for the subsidies -- i.e. somehow somewhere the state will have to raid the Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️https://www.blogger.com/profile/02652498247201967379noreply@blogger.com