Medical Bills of Foreign Workers

Debated in Parliament on 28 Jan 2016.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef inquired about the trend and average size of medical bills for foreign workers, as well as arrears in restructured hospitals over the last five years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong stated that foreign workers' hospital bills are unsubsidized, with median bill sizes rising about 7% annually from 2011 to 2014, reaching around $2,000 in 2014.
Employers are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage of at least $15,000 for foreign workers, which fully covers 96% of day surgery and inpatient bills at public hospitals in 2014.
Foreigners, including foreign workers, represent about 14% of outstanding arrears cases lasting more than two months across all public hospital settings.
The Minister confirmed that the insurance coverage is generally sufficient to handle most medical bills, though some arrears persist among foreign workers.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef

Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef asked the Minister for Health (a) what has been the trend of medical bills for foreign workers in the last five years; and (b) what has been the average size of these bills and the arrears incurred in our restructured hospitals, especially for those with more serious diagnoses.

Gan Kim Yong

Hospital bills of foreigners are not subsidised. The median bill size for foreign workers increased by about 7% a year from 2011 to 2014 and was about $2,000 in 2014. Employers are required to purchase healthcare insurance coverage of at least $15,000 for their employees on Work Permits and S passes. This is sufficient to fully pay for 96% of day surgery and inpatient bills incurred by foreign workers at the public hospitals in 2014.

All foreigners, including foreign workers, account for about 14% of the arrears cases that are outstanding for more than two months at the public hospitals, in all settings.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef inquired about the trend and average size of medical bills for foreign workers, as well as arrears in restructured hospitals over the last five years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong stated that foreign workers' hospital bills are unsubsidized, with median bill sizes rising about 7% annually from 2011 to 2014, reaching around $2,000 in 2014.
Employers are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage of at least $15,000 for foreign workers, which fully covers 96% of day surgery and inpatient bills at public hospitals in 2014.
Foreigners, including foreign workers, represent about 14% of outstanding arrears cases lasting more than two months across all public hospital settings.
The Minister confirmed that the insurance coverage is generally sufficient to handle most medical bills, though some arrears persist among foreign workers.

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Medical Bills of Foreign Workers

Debated in Parliament on 28 Jan 2016.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef inquired about the trend and average size of medical bills for foreign workers, as well as arrears in restructured hospitals over the last five years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong stated that foreign workers' hospital bills are unsubsidized, with median bill sizes rising about 7% annually from 2011 to 2014, reaching around $2,000 in 2014.
Employers are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage of at least $15,000 for foreign workers, which fully covers 96% of day surgery and inpatient bills at public hospitals in 2014.
Foreigners, including foreign workers, represent about 14% of outstanding arrears cases lasting more than two months across all public hospital settings.
The Minister confirmed that the insurance coverage is generally sufficient to handle most medical bills, though some arrears persist among foreign workers.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef

Gan Kim Yong

All foreigners, including foreign workers, account for about 14% of the arrears cases that are outstanding for more than two months at the public hospitals, in all settings.

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Assoc Prof Fatimah Lateef inquired about the trend and average size of medical bills for foreign workers, as well as arrears in restructured hospitals over the last five years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong stated that foreign workers' hospital bills are unsubsidized, with median bill sizes rising about 7% annually from 2011 to 2014, reaching around $2,000 in 2014.
Employers are required to provide healthcare insurance coverage of at least $15,000 for foreign workers, which fully covers 96% of day surgery and inpatient bills at public hospitals in 2014.
Foreigners, including foreign workers, represent about 14% of outstanding arrears cases lasting more than two months across all public hospital settings.
The Minister confirmed that the insurance coverage is generally sufficient to handle most medical bills, though some arrears persist among foreign workers.

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