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BROAD GUIDANCE TO PUBLIC HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS TO SET FEES TO RECOVER OPERATING COSTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICE TO PATIENTS

6 November 2025

NOTICE PAPER NO. 216

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON OR AFTER 6 NOVEMBER 2025

 

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim

MP for Sengkang GRC


Question No. 777

To ask the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health whether the Ministry tracks and issues guidelines on listed prices for subsidised procedures at public hospitals, particularly given efforts to curb the prevalence of insurance riders.


Answer

1        The Ministry of Health (MOH) provides broad guidance to Public Healthcare Institutions (PHIs) to set fees to recover operating costs, after government subsidy, and to maintain their quality of care and service to patients.  Hospital bill information for surgical procedures and inpatient medical conditions are published on MOH’s website.

2        MOH has explained in the written reply to Parliamentary Question 21 for the Sitting on 14 October 2025 that Integrated Shield Plans and riders are mainly designed for private healthcare, and do not have much impact within public healthcare.  

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