Comments on: Lion on Medical Leave http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/ Your Guide to Personal Finance, Investing and Trading in Singapore Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:07:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Troy http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/#comment-543 Troy Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:20:32 +0000 http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/#comment-543 You can still find 5-min consultation for flu / cold at heartland GP clinics for less than $25 easily. So I think the $54 incident is not really representative of medical inflation in itself. From my own experience, hospital charges have largely not grown more than 10% in the last 5 years. You can still find 5-min consultation for flu / cold at heartland GP clinics for less than $25 easily. So I think the $54 incident is not really representative of medical inflation in itself. From my own experience, hospital charges have largely not grown more than 10% in the last 5 years.

]]> By: lioninvestor http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/#comment-534 lioninvestor Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:27:29 +0000 http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/#comment-534 Hi Rhin, Yes, the price of $54 was a bit too high for my liking. I had to ask them to repeat the price a couple of times because I thought my ears were playing tricks on me. My subsequent visit to my family doctor (located near town area) costs me only $30. Hi Rhin,

Yes, the price of $54 was a bit too high for my liking. I had to ask them to repeat the price a couple of times because I thought my ears were playing tricks on me.

My subsequent visit to my family doctor (located near town area) costs me only $30.

]]> By: Rhin http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/#comment-531 Rhin Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:27:23 +0000 http://www.lioninvestor.com/lion-on-medical-leave/#comment-531 For a common ailment, $54 is way too expensive! Unless it's a family physician, but then again, a close family doctor wouldn't charge this kind of outrageous fees... For a common ailment, $54 is way too expensive! Unless it’s a family physician, but then again, a close family doctor wouldn’t charge this kind of outrageous fees…

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