tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post5303651687380355886..comments2024-03-28T22:56:40.743+08:00Comments on Tan Kin Lian's Blog: Check on billing arrangement firstTan Kin Lianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00617069056914635271noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-30594205542045000082012-11-25T08:19:26.698+08:002012-11-25T08:19:26.698+08:00Assuming a complication happened after admit a pri...Assuming a complication happened after admit a private hospital, estimated cost would be:<br /><br />Doctor Fee: $300 to 1000 per visit x 10Dr per day x 30 days = ?<br /><br />Room: $600/bed x 30 days = ? <br /><br />ICU: Very expensive<br /><br />Medicine: Very expensive<br /><br />Total Bill: above 5 digit<br /><br />Payment Method: cash only<br /><br />Health Insurance: Reimbursement <br /><br />Transfer to Public Hospital B2 Ward: Reject !!!<br /><br />An opinion: <br />- get ready $0.5m CASH ON HAND if admit to a private hospital in Singapore. <br /><br />- Superbug or complication is always a big issue in private/public hospital<br /><br />Good Luck.<br />(I am not Financial Adviser)<br /><br /><br />Weng Mao Fahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17587880028450383920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-17763191644197756732012-11-22T17:39:59.560+08:002012-11-22T17:39:59.560+08:00"As a former Financial Planner, I have always...<i>"As a former Financial Planner, I have always presumed that the difference between going to Government Re-structured Hospitals and Private Hospitals, with MediShield cover, is the payment of deposits during admission (i.e no need for deposit at Re-Structred Hospitals), and the rest of the bill will be billed directly to the insurer."</i><br /><br />This assumption is not only incorrect but worst, this 'former financial planning' obviously had been advising his former clients wrongly!Wilfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02499593678517115870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11702093.post-68598339174715673272012-11-22T13:16:28.138+08:002012-11-22T13:16:28.138+08:00The more we read about other peoples' bad expe...The more we read about other peoples' bad experiences regarding medical and hospitalization claims on their Medishield insurance, the more we lose trust with insurers.<br />No more upgrading plans or increasing sum assured for our family. Have to stop also the riders attached.<br />The total premiums paid out during one's lifetime is just not worth it, if you can't claim or when there are so many buried mines lying underground to entrap you from claiming.yujuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726993183726863734noreply@blogger.com