Are generous health insurance policies inflating medical costs?

Deep Dive

Health Minister Ong Ye Kung recently said that rising medical claims enabled by insurance policies are leading to an unhealthy "buffet syndrome", which in turn increases costs. Steven Chia and Crispina Robert sit down with Liaw Yit Ming, CEO of Foundation Healthcare Holdings and Christopher Tan, CEO of Providend, to break it down.

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1. Are generous health insurance policies inflating medical costs? (00:00:00)

2. What accounts for the "buffet syndrome" (00:03:58)

3. Public vs private healthcare choices (00:11:50)

4. Is affordability an issue? (00:16:22)

5. Systemic challenges and solutions (00:19:12)