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NOTICE PAPER NO. 57 OF 2011
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 17 FEBRUARY 2012
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song
Non-Constituency Member of Parliament
Question No. 130
To ask the Minister for Health what are the 90th percentile inpatient charges per day in 2011 for (i) normal wards in public hospitals; (ii) ICU wards in public hospitals; and (iii) community hospitals.
Answer
1 In the public hospitals, the total bill sizes per inpatient day by the various ward classes are shown in Table 1. These bill sizes include ward charges, medical treatment, surgeries and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) charges, where applicable. The bill size data cannot be broken down into separate components for ICU and normal wards, as the data is collected on a total-episode basis. The 90th percentile bill reflects the higher cost of treatment for patients with much more complex conditions.
Table 1: Bill Sizes in Public Hospitals (2011)
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Ward Type | Bill Size Per day | |
|---|---|---|
Median | 90th Percentile | |
Class A | $1,224 | $4,135 |
Class B1 | $756 | $3,040 |
Class B2 | $313 | $994 |
Class C | $220 | $657 |
Notes:
(1) Data for Class B1, B2 and C is based on bills incurred by Singapore Citizens.
(2) For Class B2 and C, data shown is for patients who receive maximum subsidy (i.e. patients with income of less than $3,200 per month or economically inactive patients whose residential Annual Value is less than $11,000), who form the bulk of patients.
2 In the community hospitals, the charges at various means-tested subsidy levels as shown in Table 2.
Table 2: Bill Sizes in Community Hospitals
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Subsidy Level | Bill Size Per day | |
|---|---|---|
Median | 90th Percentile | |
75% | $56 | $83 |
50% | $88 | $114 |
30% | $117 | $165 |
0% | $150 | $254 |
Notes:
(1) Data is based on discharges from community hospitals from January to June 2011.
(2) There are nine subsidy tiers ranging from 0% to 75%. Patients with per capita family monthly income of less than $1,400 will receive subsidies at the community hospital. Bill sizes at four subsidy tiers are illustrated here.
3 Patients can tap on Medisave and MediShield to help pay for their bills in the public hospitals and community hospitals. For low income patients who cannot afford the bills, they can also seek financial assistance such as Medifund. Such additional assistance is not reflected in the bill information shown above.