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The Health Ministry strengthened health transformation through collaboration with the Singaporean government in the health human resource development ...

However, the enhanced subsidies will apply only if the devices fall under a new list comprising implants assessed to be clinicially- and cost-effective.

Singapore News - From Dec 1, 2023, patients who need surgical implants such as high-cost replacement heart valves, hearing devices, intraocular lens for cataracts or knee replacement implants can get higher means-tested subsidies than today, and not be subjected to a dollar cap. These are... Read more at www.tnp.sg

New Implant Subsidy List and enhanced subsidies for implants will mean lower out-of-pocket payments. Read more at straitstimes.com.

A brief look at some of the key issues surrounding the pricing of medicinal products and medical devices in Singapore.

The Agency for Care Effectiveness has helped Singapore reduce overpayment and save over $400 million. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE - Media OutReach - 25 July 2022 - MIMS, the region's leading healthcare data and medical knowledge provider, is proud to announce that MIMS has successfully collaborated...

Singapore News - The cost of treating cancer has been going up at a much faster pace than that of other medical treatments. The MediShield Life Council has reported to the Ministry of Health (MOH) that spending on cancer drugs was increasing at 20 per cent a year, as against 6 per cent for... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Singapore News - The cost of cancer treatment will inevitably rise if public healthcare financing is "liberally extended to very expensive and novel cancer drugs", the Ministry of Health (MOH) said on Friday (June 17). In a letter to The Straits Times, MOH director of finance policy Lydia... Read more at www.tnp.sg

Increases in healthcare costs are driven partly by expensive cancer drugs.. Read more at straitstimes.com.