I think the patient monetary state must be very very poor stage before they can look into these resources :sweat:Isn't that where organisations such as NKF, Cancer Society, SATA, etc. come in?
I think the patient monetary state must be very very poor stage before they can look into these resources :sweat:Isn't that where organisations such as NKF, Cancer Society, SATA, etc. come in?
I think the patient monetary state must be very very poor stage before they can look into these resources :sweat:
It sound depressing, especially regarding in terms of Quality of Life (where other 1st world country are looking into) :cry:.Well, once you draw down all your savings, sell your car, sell your flat, etc. you will be able to qualify. Eventually.
Health care is such a sensitive topic, sigh...
Silence, your example is real but difficult to use simply because it's in two different countries. Plainly speaking everything is cheaper in Malaysia. It's for that reason that there are medical "tourists" from the West, from Indonesia, etc. going to Malaysia, Thailand and other cheaper countries for medical procedures. What's there to say?
Your suggestion of the income-based taxation being workable is not true. As always, my concern with any welfare-orientated system is precisely for the group which you think everyone is in - the middle class.
The rich lose nothing much, they won't feel the pinch. The poor only stand to gain. The ones which will feel the pinch are the ones who are neither here nor there, not rich enough to be immune to the effects, and not poor enough to gain the benefits of such a system. Agreed?
I don't really get what you mean in your last paragraph - you state that looking at salary alone is superficial, but you say that the co-payment should be based on income. Last I checked, income was salary?
Actually I have been wondering.
What makes the cost of healthcare shoot up? Equipment moola? Medicine moola? Lets face it, whoever bought over & patented pencillin has 2 choices, depense it freely at the basic production cost or make a profit out of it.
It makes me wonder abt the true production cost of medicine. Medicine is supposed to save right?
Remember the news article about the ruling party having a "top secret" team of net savy members who reported to an high level party member and whose job was to post pro party comments in Forums and to put down anti party comments? Mmmmm not suprised someone here is one...... if not I find it funny why is this person rabidly fanatically loyal to the party and defends everything and shoots down everyone who has an alternative view.
I am a loyal Singaporean but I dont believe in being loyal means I have to agree 100 percent with everything the party says. I believe that if we fail to examine ourselves and see if we are really correct and fail to detect problems, we rot from within. History has taught us lessons with great empires like Russia, China's dynasties falling from power all because they felt that dissent mean disloyalty and was to be squashed.
My prefer question is "can EVERYONE buy health insurance?"
Yeah..and lenses breed lenses too..u know..:bsmilie:
but i guess u have more money then my lenses since u understand the former..:bsmilie:
Is your knowledge unlimited? Is your experience unlimited?People "nitpick" at what you post because you promulgate such strong views based on limited knowledge and experience. Are the facts so clear as you say?
You read just a few articles and hear some opinions, and from that you are satisfied that "the facts are clear".
I have lived under the NHS system for years and my family continues to do so, and despite its various failings, it has worked for us.
Your friend must be rich enough to pay for private doctor visit in UK :sweat:
I have worked under NHS before, I would think NHS is actually not that bad, so do you think I am more credible than your friend or online story? Or no? We all see things from different angle, so we can't just say our view is correct just based on some angle....
Also, everyone do look at different "broad" picture, so please just don't assume yours is broader than other.
Fair enough, let's have a comparison to some other country then:I think people here is not asking for absolutely free medical services, but asking for affordable services.
Let's not talk about others places, let compare with Malaysia, our closest neighbour.
Let me give a real life account, i think i quoted it before.
Mr A Singaporean and MR B Malaysian both down with Colon cancer.
Mr A is treated in a private hospital and Mr B is also treated in a private hospital but in JB.
Both use the same drug and similar procedure.
Mr A pays SG$45,000 for the treatment.
Mr B pays MR$28,000 for the treatment.
Why is there such a big difference?
If you look at my full sentence,
As I mentioned looking at Salary alone is superficial. A better way will be co-payment by citizens. You pay for the same rate to get consultation, but if bills for the medicine, will depend on your income level, those who earn more will pay more.
I said that medical consultation, access to doctors should be readily available to all, regardless of your income. Paying for medicines should be based on your income level, those who are rich get less subsidies, and those who are poor are heaviliy subsidised, and the income level assessement level should be restricted to the patients, not the WHOLE family, as I mentioned, the other family members may have heavy financial burdens.
I do not claim unlimited knowledge or experience. You, however, assume "the facts are clear" when it is based on so little, and consider it appropriate to rely on that to make sweeping statements.
Yes, I am from Britain, and my advice to you is to adjust your sciolistic attitude when you arrive there. It will not be appreciated by your colleagues or teachers at LSE, or by anyone for that matter, and it will hamper your ability to learn. That is all I will say here.
Hiya forget it..... just carry on the discussion and ignore him... every post just makes him more and more like a rabid party member... defending for the sake of defending to the point of sounding irrational.....
To party members and leaders..... , the more you and your followers try to put us down, the more we will ask questions.... Till the next election.....
My life is cheap