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Govt cannot allow a scenario whereby prices for basic necessities can be raised sharply and suddenly in close proximity

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津贴、保险后医药费仍高 网友忧福利跟不上医疗通膨

一名网友分享友人郑瑞豪(译音)的住院经历,感叹老百姓虽然花钱买保险、还公积金保健储蓄(Medisave),然而真正需要时,获得赔偿额仍难以应付日益高涨的医药费。此事引起网民纷纷留言热议,认识到现有医疗津贴制和保险的局限。 该名网友以此事为例,认为在重度残障情况下,终身护保每月只赔600新元仍有不足,即使无病无痛,最后仍难以索回保费。特别是未来医疗费逐年调涨,我们的公积金、终身健保是否能减轻我们的负担? 郑瑞豪在2018年二月26日,突发心脏病和心脏骤停,在陈笃生医院接受治疗。有两天必须躺在加护病房,随后三天转到普通病房,并接受了气球血管扩张手术(PCI)和植入支架。 他说,政府只津贴1万4000元,终身健保则津贴了1万元,然而自己仅能从公积金保健储蓄(Medisave)提取4千073元,扣了上述数额,自己仍必须承担约1万3千元的医药费。 郑瑞豪在帖文中叹,自己的医药费并没有获得政府津贴65巴仙,医疗储蓄至少有5万2千积蓄,但在当下生死关头,却无用武之地。 一名网友还质疑此贴文的真伪,因为我国公民享用政府医院服务,不论住C级病房或手术,理应至少能得65巴仙津贴,不过郑瑞豪亲自解释,也将当时的医疗收据上载,给众网友评评理:他确确实实为整个治疗服了1万3千余元的医疗费。 郑瑞豪说,完整收据有6页,问题关键不在于每个单一事项,是否获65巴仙津贴,而是在总数额,能够获得多少津贴。“C级病房也没有电视、个人卫生用品和冷气等,我还要请家人带我的个人餐具和杯子。可是一晚住宿在津贴后,仍要价212元,即便是五星级酒店都没那么贵!” 网民Kumar则分享时事评论家Andrew Loh在2016年的境遇:接受血管造影侦测,和诊断是否适合进行血管扩张手术,医药费达1万0727新元。这笔费用或政府津贴6千767.90新元(约65巴仙),终身健保偿还720元,再扣除部分保健储蓄,Andrew先生只需付2千248新元。 至于Andrew的另一心脏绕道手术要价2万5千554新元,政府津贴高达80巴仙即2万0664元;Andrew再用终身健保偿还4千909元,剩余的380元只需用保健储蓄偿还,他根本不需再自掏腰包出一分钱。 (CGH=樟宜中央医院;KTPH=邱德拔医院;NHC=国家心脏中心;NTFGH=黄廷芳综合医院;NUH=国立大学医院;TTSH=陈笃生医院。图源来自卫生部官网) 政府提供基础安全网…