3/03/2009

Community hospitals up fees

By Amresh Gunasingham on 2 Feb 09 THREE of the largest community hospitals here have raised their prices sharply, and a fourth is set to follow suit. Soaring costs of food, medical supplies and qualified staff had forced them to so, they told The Straits Times. Revised ward charges for the cheapest beds have increased by at least $50. Some patients will end up paying $3,900 - almost double the previous charges - for a typical month-long stay in C-class wards. The above is quoted from ST Online. World class hospitals will end up with world class cost and world class fees. That is basic economics. But we tend to forget if the not world class patients can afford world class fees or need to be warded in world class hospitals. Also, can a middle world class hospital be adequate for not world class patients but charging not world class fees?
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousMarch 03, 2009 12:55 pm

    u die ur business as usual in singapore inc.
    where is khaw when u need him? didn't he say healthcare is always affordable because of how great a job he has done?

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  2. Ⓜatilah $ingapura⚠️March 03, 2009 1:29 pm

    Of course it'll go up. What's the problem? Are you too cheapskate to pay for your own health?

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  3. AnonymousMarch 03, 2009 2:22 pm

    Bad news for patients and old people.

    Good news for the other hospitals and health insurers. It is an onimous sign!

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  4. bbqchickenwingsMarch 03, 2009 3:13 pm

    Stock up more panadol. It cures everything.

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  5. Chua Chin Leng蔡镇龍 aka redbeanMarch 03, 2009 5:31 pm

    can't blame them. the cost of a medical education is killing the parents and they need to earn back the money spent.

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