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The Ministry of Health (MOH) aims to license telemedicine services in the middle of next year as part of the phasing in of the upcoming Healthcare Services Act.
MOH, which started a regulatory sandbox for telemedicine in 2018 to better understand the risks, said in February this year that it has achieved the objectives.
In the interim, it introduced in February a voluntary listing of direct telemedicine providers that have agreed to comply with certain measures. These include ensuring their doctors or dentists complete the MOH telemedicine e-training.
The list now has more than 600 telemedicine providers, including public hospitals, clinics and telemedicine firms.
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Ms Khoo Aiwei, 35, who is about six months pregnant and is seeking antenatal care from KKH, learnt through the #StrongerWithSunshine campaign about the role of Vitamin D in maintaining good pregnancy health. (Photo: Temasek Foundation)
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SINGAPORE: The Temasek Foundation will provide more than 100,000 bottles of Vitamin D tablets to low-income families, seniors and expectant mothers who are assessed to be suitable to take the supplement, it said on Friday (Mar 12)
Two months worth of vitamin D supplements available for free to vulnerable Singapore residents straitstimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from straitstimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SINGAPORE - Annual withdrawal limits for the Flexi-MediSave scheme, which aims to help seniors pay less for healthcare out of pocket, will be raised from $200 to $300 starting June 1, 2021.
This will support elderly patients seeking outpatient treatment, said Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon at the debate on his ministry s budget.
Introduced in 2015, the scheme allows patients aged 60 and above to tap their own or their spouse s Medisave funds to pay for outpatient expenses at polyclinics, specialist outpatient clinics and GP clinics under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS).
In recent years, some members of the public have called for an increase in the withdrawal limits, saying the current amount is insufficient for seniors with chronic conditions that require multiple treatments.