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本地部落客Phillip Ang Keng Hong 在11日,于部落格上载一篇有关公共医疗津贴的文章,文章指他发现综合诊所的一般收费竟然比私人诊所来得高,令他不禁质疑所谓公共医疗津贴的存在意义? 该名部落客指出,新加坡人民应该对“一般综合诊所的费用竟比私人诊所来得高”更警觉,事实上,人民并没有享受太多的医疗津贴。 他分享了在自己在切除囊肿手术的时所经验的事情。根据公共医疗津贴,Phillip他必须在综合诊所咨询,获得医生的转介信前往大医院见专科医生,这就要价13新元。 林总费用加起来都要325元 数周后,他解释身为一名拥有公共医疗津贴资格的病人,他必须再支付37新元的专科医生咨询费给医院,安排手术。而手术后的预估费用约为275新元(或更多)。 基于林林种种的费用,只是一个微手术,就总共要花费325新元。 Phillip最后前往私人诊所咨询并安排手术,仅需支付总价280新元,再三考量后,他索性取消樟宜医院的安排,前往私人诊所治疗。 他在文章撰述,“政府医院虽然有宣称有70巴仙的医疗津贴补助,但试想若以上为基准,便可算出一个简单的囊肿手术在未津贴前,竟然要价1000新元。就算是一个无知的人,也可知道政府所谓的”享有高额医疗津贴”的说法是不存在的”。 到底谁才是受惠者?人民还是高层管理人员? 基于Phillip的经历,身为新加坡的一份子应开始质疑我国的医疗津贴系统: 如果在医疗津贴系统中,患者非受益人之一,那谁会是医疗津贴系统的受益人? 政府是否在医疗津贴补助上重新划拨税款增加补助底线? 高层管理人员的薪酬是否得当? 医疗服务机构的供应商是否也是补助津贴中的受惠者? 另外,本社日前也曾报道相关事件。文章里表示国立健保集团(National Healthcare Group Polyclinics,NHG)综合诊所所显示的费用为48.10新元,虽然在扣除34.90新元的补助后,仅需支付13.20新元,但其原有费用仍相当昂贵。再来看看,在右图显示的无津贴私人诊所看诊收据,其医疗咨询所需费用仅29.90新元,是低于所谓“公众医疗服务“的38巴仙。尽管综合诊所之最终费用仍低于私人诊所,但就原价而言,本身的费用本就比私人诊所高,这又是为何? 而卫生部之所以能够长期维持实惠经济的医疗费用,全凭三项措施-医疗保健(MediSave)、终身健保(MediShield)、保健基金(MediFund),人民只需要自付低价医疗费用。 卫生部曾在脸书上表示,“新加坡一直以来以建立方便、实惠、品质保证的医疗保健为目标。”文中指出,新加坡的医疗保健旨在确保“每个人都能够在不同层次的医疗中,享用合时、经济又实惠的服务”。 但深入比较两种不同的医疗系统的费用,让我们必须省思,所谓的医疗津贴系统是否真的是在受惠公民,还是其实并不然?这是身为受惠者之一的我们必须慎重思考的问题。
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