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HealthierSG Forum: How do GPs’ fees factor under Healthier SG scheme?

Forum: How do GPs’ fees  factor under Healthier SG scheme? 
https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/forum/forum-how-do-gps-fees-factor-under-healthier-sg-scheme

2023-11-14

My wife recently consulted a general practitioner for her flu symptoms. She was prescribed medication for her condition and the bill was $30.70 for consultation and $72.30 for medication, including the drug Tamiflu.

The total bill was $103 and with the Merdeka Generation subsidy, we paid $79.50, which is still quite substantial for a retiree.  

Since the Ministry of Health is currently persuading citizens to sign up with a private GP under the Healthier SG scheme, what cost advantage would be gained in this case – signing up with a private GP under Healthier SG versus going to a government polyclinic for treatment?

Perhaps the ministry can use my experience to explain the scheme more from a cost perspective.

Khong Kian Hoon

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