MEANS TESTING
Parliament of Singapore · 17 November 2008
Official Report, 17 November 2008, Vol 85, Issue 5 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
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MEANS TESTING
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(Subsidy for cost of medicine): **
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Mr Baey Yam Keng asked the Minister for Health whether the graduated subsidy levels under the means testing framework apply to the cost of medicine and how does the differential pricing of standard and non-standard drugs work under the framework.
Mr Khaw Boon Wan: From next year, all subsidised healthcare services used by Class B2 and C patients during their hospital stay will have the bills adjusted by the appropriate subsidy levels. This would include standard drugs.
Non-standard drugs will continue to be charged at cost to patients, as is the practice today.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 17 November 2008. Republished on SGParliament.