Singapore News - The Ministry of Health (MOH) will look into the possibility of making Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurance fully portable, though this could result in significantly higher premiums, said Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon in Parliament yesterday. He said MOH. Read more at www.tnp.sg
SINGAPORE - All Integrated Shield Plan (IP) insurers have been encouraged by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to grow the size of their panels, make their panel selection criteria more transparent and enhance the process of pre-authorising hospitalisation or treatments to minimise the risk of runaway bill sizes, Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon said in Parliament yesterday.
While policyholder benefits may differ depending on whether a patient sees a panel doctor or a non-panel doctor who is pre-authorised, they should not prohibit patients from seeing non-panel doctors or influence patient choices in an undesirable way, said Dr Koh.
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SINGAPORE: Workers’ Party MP Gerald Giam called for fee benchmarks for medical procedures, an expanded panel of doctors and itemised hospital bills in an adjournment motion in Parliament on Monday (May 10).
“The central theme of my speech today is to ensure that patients’ interests are protected within our healthcare system,” he said, adding that the Workers’ Party consulted insurers, hospital administrators, insurance agents, doctors in both private and public practice and constituents on the matter.
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MOH to study if feasible to make IP insurance fully portable
Currently, those who choose to relinquish their private Integrated Shield plans can fall back on MediShield Life.ST PHOTO: KELVIN CHNG
PublishedMay 10, 2021, 3:12 pm SGT
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The committee will address issues around accessibility, transparency and claims processing in health insurance
Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH) has appointed a 12-member Multilateral Healthcare Insurance Committee (MHIC), due to be officially established from 27 April 2021, to provide a platform for healthcare providers, payers, consumer representatives and the government to jointly address issues related to health insurance.
Comprising representatives from the Academy of Medicine Singapore (AMS), Consumer Association of Singapore (CASE), Fee Benchmarks Advisory Committee (FBAC), Life Insurance Association (LIA), Singapore Medical Association (SMA) and private hospitals, the MHIC will provide a platform for doctors, insurer, hospitals and the MOH to work together with the goal of enhancing Singapore’s health insurance system, promoting quality, safety, and affordability for Singaporeans.