Singapore Medical Bill Made Woman Homeless

There is a common saying among Singaporeans one can afford to die, but not fall sick in Singapore.
A single hospital admission, a few days stay in the ICU or a major operation in a public hospital will suffice to wipe out the Medisave and savings of some Singaporeans.
With healthcare costs going up, Mr Khaw had encouraged Singaporeans to send their elderly parents to nursing homes in Johor if they cannot afford nursing care here.
His remarks sparked a massive outcry among Singaporeans and he eventually backed down, claiming that he was misquoted by the media.
Mr Khaw should not be too concerned about politics being mixed with healthcare in Singapore as there is hardly any politics here to speak of.
There are only two opposition MPs in the Singapore parliament. His party controls 82 out of 84 seats in Parliament and can pass any bills as and when it wishes too.
Perhaps Mr Khaw should remind his audience that Singapore is able to maintain such an extraordinary value conscious health system for so long precisely because there is no opposition to hold the PAP to task for spending so little on healthcare in Parliament.

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[vagisilsalesman]

Wow, are you limited to your imagination, get your shit out of this fook country. You owe it to yourself.

[Qlingmershin]

sad to watch, but we cannot adopt welfare system.

[vedwyr]

Very true

My colleague from China commented that he is very surprised to see old folks still doing manual labor. To paraphase what he said. "In China you will see old folks relaxing most at the age of 50 or 55, here I am shocked to see 75 year old people still cleaning tables and collecting cans from trash bins".

[deadcell1]

This is too sad to watch.