Post Hospital Expenses

Dear Mr. Tan,

I agreed with Ministry of Health that there is no Medi-crisis at the macro level. My family members have been treated in public hospitals, and the charges are affordable.

But we face a financial crisis at the micro level, in meeting the post-hospital expenses covering the following:

Taxi Fare/Ambulance
Consultation Fee
Laboratory Test Scan
Meal at Hospital Foodcourt
Medicine
Food suppliment

The total cost for each medical appointment is more than $200 (not counting loss of productivity). This has to be multiplied by the number of visits over the years for two elderly persons.

Each retiree gets only $297 a month from the CPF savings.