Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health manages the public healthcare system to ensure that good and affordable basic medical services are available to all Singaporeans.
MediShield Life to hike premiums, claim limits, and coverage by 2025
The government will provide $4.1b for these enhancements.
MediShield Life to hike premiums, claim limits, and coverage by 2025
The government will provide $4.1b for these enhancements.
Gov't expands MediShield Life to cover precision medicine therapies
The high-scot therapies can be rough into ediShield Life and MediSave, amongst others
More S’poreans to have medical subsidies from revised income criteria
The monthly PCHI threshold for each tier will be raised ranging from $100 to $800.
MOH increases subsidies for community hospitals
It will also extend to covering advanced diagnostics.
Cordlife Group faces operational limits until January 2025
It expects a continued negative financial impact for 2024.
Nanjing Xinjiekou halts plan to buy remaining Cordlife shares
The company is under investigation by the Ministry of Health.
Two doctors suspended over non-compliant insurance claims
It will last for six months effective on 5 August.
MOH extends Cordlife halt on new cord blood collection for 3 months
Initially, MOH barred Cordlife's activities for six months.
MOH suspends Peach Gardens after gastroenteritis outbreak
The suspension took effect on 22 April.
MOH finds 5,300 more ‘non-viable’ cord blood units at Cordlife
One tank experienced a temperature excursion due to delayed replenishment of liquid nitrogen.
MOH updates TB clinical guidelines for 2024
Singapore saw a decrease in new TB cases in 2023 compared to 2022.
MOH to boost palliative care capacity to 3,600 by 2025
This translates to an increase in capacity by 50%.
MOH to review healthcare financing schemes
MOH will expand the MediShield Life coverage and provide more subsidies to community hospitals.
MOH seeks public feedback on proposed health information bill
The bill will eliminate the need for repetitive medical tests for patients.
MOH to dedicate S$800m for Active Ageing Centres from 2024 to 2028
The funds will help improve the AACs such as leveraging silver generation ambassadors.
MOH, Australia sign MOU to boost health coordination amidst ageing population
Potential collaborations are in aged care, primary care, and health financing.
Vacant buildings to turn into hostel accommodation for SG’s foreign HCWs
The retrofitted rooms are for newly employed Singapore public healthcare workers.
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