HOSPITAL BILLS OF PATIENTS ABOVE 80 YEARS OLD

HOSPITAL BILLS OF PATIENTS ABOVE 80 YEARS OLD: * * *

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Mdm Halimah Yacob asked the Minister for Health in respect of 2007 (a) what was the average bill size incurred by patients above 80 years old who were hospitalised in our public hospitals; and (b) how much of this bill was covered by MediShield and how much was paid through their Medisave account.

Mr Khaw Boon Wan: The hospital bills incurred by patients above 80 years old in public hospitals averaged $1,100 for Class C and $1,600 for Class B2.

The claims by elderly patients from basic MediShield averaged $1,200 per Class C bill and $1,400 per Class B2 bill. In nine in 10 of these cases, the rest of the bill was settled fully via Medisave.

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