January, 2008
Main Stories, Uncle Leong - Thursday, January 31, 2008 17:00 - 9 Comments
Healthcare: Uniquely Singapore, F1 or F9 – How mean can means testing be?
By Leong Sze Hian
I refer to the articles “No basis for rise in premiums” (Today, Jan 29), “MediShield premiums to go up for better cover” (ST, Jan 30), “Half of workers to get full subsidy” (ST, Jan 16), and “Means testing could take years to implement: Khaw – Process will be made as simple as possible: minister” (BT, Jan 16).
I would like to suggest that a higher workers’ income percentile be used, as a Singaporean earning just $2,170, at the 50th percentile, should not be considered as affluent enough to be means tested.
How about using average workers’ income which I understand is about $4,000. After all, I believe all policy formulation to-date, such as the public transport fare increase formula, are based on average income , and not median income.
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