tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post7779653280356057874..comments2024-03-29T22:35:40.298+08:00Comments on My Singapore News: Great savings on surgery bills!!!Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-13902663788433843872009-06-05T08:32:54.211+08:002009-06-05T08:32:54.211+08:00Hi Lost Citizen
Thank you!Hi Lost Citizen<br /><br />Thank you!Jaunty Jabberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954915133103758423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-60575239969228244512009-06-03T17:02:29.803+08:002009-06-03T17:02:29.803+08:00Jaunty
When my father-in-law passed away several ...Jaunty<br /><br />When my father-in-law passed away several years ago, his medisave money was paid out to my wife IN CASH even though her medisave account had only a paltry sum, so that should answer your question.<br /><br />I did an updated online check and the situation is still the same now.<br /><br />Lost CitizenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-36019600276086657852009-06-03T16:34:46.189+08:002009-06-03T16:34:46.189+08:00Hi Lost Citizen,
Thank you for giving the answer....Hi Lost Citizen,<br /><br />Thank you for giving the answer. <br /><br />Then, does the Medisave $ goes to the beneficiaries' Medisave account or can be cashed out?Jaunty Jabberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954915133103758423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-72820094727410116292009-06-03T15:10:09.727+08:002009-06-03T15:10:09.727+08:00Jaunty
Beneficiaries of CPf get the medisave sum ...Jaunty<br /><br />Beneficiaries of CPf get the medisave sum too, rest assured. <br /><br />But many people are still not aware of this and are under the impression that medisave goes to the Govt when one kicks the bucket.<br /><br />Lost CitizenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-3055172391197587262009-06-03T12:11:39.712+08:002009-06-03T12:11:39.712+08:00This is a desparate statement from one in twilight...This is a desparate statement from one in twilight zone. Dare I say that my children will spend to their last cent to have me cured for whatever illness/disease. It is not because I have been a great parent, I am not. However, should I know in advance that I am afflicted with a terminal disease or an expensive one to cure. I will let them save their money, time and anxiety.<br /><br />Less than $Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-61606212935558490652009-06-02T23:13:02.055+08:002009-06-02T23:13:02.055+08:00Does your beneficiaries of your CPF money gets the...Does your beneficiaries of your CPF money gets the Medisave sum too? I thought all the money inside shall get paid out to the named beneficiaries when one turns horizontal permanently.Jaunty Jabberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04954915133103758423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-77054475948731682252009-06-02T17:55:48.651+08:002009-06-02T17:55:48.651+08:00i don't think it is a fair statement to condemn th...i don't think it is a fair statement to condemn the losers that they did not plan or save for their old age. How to save when they had just enough, or not enough, to get by every day.<br /><br />saving and planning for retirement are privileges of the rich. my friends were talking about $1m or $5m as savings for retirements. some of these losers don't even have $100 in their savings. many are Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-34762784857758918252009-06-02T17:06:27.378+08:002009-06-02T17:06:27.378+08:00There are poor elderly men who do not manage their...There are poor elderly men who do not manage their money well in their younger days and are now paying the price.<br /><br />But it saddens me to see that some younger people nowadays are repeating the mistakes of the elderly. They live like there is no tomorrow. Most of the time they tell you "I do not know what will happen tomorrow, so I might as well spend my money today". It is like a fashionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-37988386670216033242009-06-01T13:48:25.908+08:002009-06-01T13:48:25.908+08:00there are also great savings in the great singapor...there are also great savings in the great singapore sales. shops can tag the prices of any goods 200% or 100% higher. now with the great sales, they tag it with another tag at half price. great sales price. of course some are genuine discount to attract customers.<br /><br />in the case of hospital bills, it must be part of this great singapore sales. now they are extending to restaurants, Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-85331094980316123012009-06-01T13:01:23.712+08:002009-06-01T13:01:23.712+08:00Hi Janice,
A lot of poor elderly men are what the...Hi Janice,<br /><br />A lot of poor elderly men are what they are in their twilight years because they were very poor managers of their money when young. Gambling, smoking, drinking, women and song may have eroded or wiped out their savings. Now, in their old age, they have to pay for their sins when they were younger. You choose the life you want to live.<br /><br />Perhaps, the doctor did not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-70996277102853997132009-06-01T12:42:11.161+08:002009-06-01T12:42:11.161+08:00its true that Singaporean are not the 1st class th...its true that Singaporean are not the 1st class their income (but there are those that are otherwise). One of my friend has problem with his knee and he still can't afford to part cash from his pocket cos' he survive on his income every month. I knew of an elderly man who is the father of the head of Dept in a hospital. The thing was that he uses subsidised facilities. The son (who is a doctor) Janice Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06907698045848403983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-64256989352223238932009-06-01T11:19:39.872+08:002009-06-01T11:19:39.872+08:00Redbean,
I can only say that confucian values in ...Redbean,<br /><br />I can only say that confucian values in Singapore has been eroded through the years.<br /><br />It is not uncommon to find good money earners bemoaning the amount they have to cough out for their parents' medical bills while they wine and dine and shop till they drop at Orchard Road.<br /><br />I recently filled up my tank at an SPC petrol kiosk and chatted up with the uncle Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-51048826670292356532009-06-01T11:00:08.160+08:002009-06-01T11:00:08.160+08:00hi wally,
i don't dispute that our medical servi...hi wally, <br /><br />i don't dispute that our medical services are on par with the best in the world. i won't pay for them if it is going to cost me an arm or a leg. i rather let nature takes its own course.<br /><br />one point that i want to make is that many singaporeans are not first world in their income and to make them pay for first world medical services is not appropriate. their lives Chua Chin Leng aka redbeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743716923635835397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17473688.post-26029814865571976192009-06-01T10:48:29.129+08:002009-06-01T10:48:29.129+08:00Redbean,
You can also use your CPF medisave to pa...Redbean,<br /><br />You can also use your CPF medisave to pay premiums for your Medishield insurance.<br /><br />To be fair, let me share with you an experience I recently had. It is my practice to have a gastroscopy and colonoscopy every five years based on a recommendation by a professor practising in Gleneagles.If he does it, the procedure would cost about $2000. Five years ago, he did it for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com