Man charged with forging vaccination document to eat at restaurant
SINGAPORE – A man was so intent on dining at a restaurant amid the Covid-19 pandemic that he allegedly forged a doctor’s memorandum, purportedly showing that he was fully vaccinated against the virus. Chinese national Zhang Shaopeng, 30, who appeared in a district court on Wednesday (Sept 15) via video link from the Central Police... » read more
Expand fee benchmarks and IP panels to safeguard patients’ interests: WP MP Gerald Giam
SINGAPORE – Providing fee benchmarks for more procedures and expanding the Integrated Shield Plan (IP) are some ways to improve the healthcare system to better safeguard patients’ interests, said Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam (Aljunied GRC). Addressing the trend of what he called over-servicing and overcharging is also key to curbing rising healthcare costs in... » read more
Doctors v insurers: When did the fight start?
SINGAPORE – A group of private sector doctors has taken issue with what it calls “highly exclusive” panels of doctors, approved by Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers, in a bid to counter their rising costs. The specialists blame insurers for creating plans that led to excessive claims and excluding too many doctors from their panels,... » read more
askST: Will I be affected by the ongoing battle between doctors and IP insurers?
SINGAPORE – Doctors and Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers are currently locked in a battle over the relatively small number of preferred private specialists on the insurers’ panels. The rift is not new but it intensified at the start of the week when the Singapore Medical Association (SMA), which has more than 8,200 members, issued... » read more