Money and Me: Healthcare Bill Shock - Can Singapore Fix the Cost Crisis?

About this episode

The episode discusses the rising hospital bills in Singapore and the implications for financial health, featuring insights from healthcare experts.

Hospital bills are rising - and now you’re expected to pay more upfront. What does that mean for your financial health? Michelle Martin speaks with Liaw Yit Ming and Lee Hong Huei of Foundation Healthcare Holdings to unpack Singapore’s evolving healthcare financing landscape. With new Integrated Shield Plan rider rules raising out-of-pocket costs, patients are feeling the strain. Is the real issue rising demand - or a fragmented system where insurers, hospitals, and doctors don’t communicate? We explore how technology, efficiency, and value-based care could reshape outcomes—and costs. Hosted by Michelle Martin. Correction: Foundation Healthcare, a Temasek-backed (through fully-owned Seatown Holdings) multi-specialist group, who is driving the shift towards sustainability in private healthcare. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Michelle Martin

Guests: Liaw Yit Ming, Lee Hong Huei

Topics covered

• healthcare costs
• financial health
• healthcare financing
• insurance
• technology in healthcare
• value-based care

Keywords

• healthcare bill shock
• Integrated Shield Plan
• out-of-pocket costs
• healthcare financing
• Singapore healthcare
• insurance communication
• value-based care

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Foundation Healthcare Holdings, Foundation Healthcare, Temasek, Seatown Holdings

Places: Singapore

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