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The Kidney Dialysis Foundation (KDF) said its electricity bills have increased by about S$2,000 (US$1,550) a month across its four dialysis centres.<\/p>\n
Its CEO Peter Lee said higher logistics costs and supply chain disruptions have pushed up the prices of essential dialysis consumables such as blood lines, dialysers and needles.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe cost of running and of providing dialysis will certainly go up because the logistics, medical consumables, and the supplies are not all locally sourced, and a lot of them depend on the global supply chains,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The cost of some essential consumables has increased by as much as 25 per cent, while prices of certain items have nearly doubled, said Mr Lee.<\/p>\n
To manage the impact, the foundation has sourced alternative suppliers, stockpiled critical medical supplies after vendors warned of possible disruptions, and activated energy-saving features on its dialysis machines.<\/p>\n
For now, it is absorbing the higher costs. But patients who receive little or no subsidy could face higher out-of-pocket expenses if disruptions persist.<\/p>\n
About 92 per cent of KDF’s patients are fully subsidised, while those who are not typically pay no more than S$200 a month out of pocket.<\/p>\n
Mr Lee stressed that no patient would be turned away because they could not afford treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe government, the charities and the communities we work hand-in-hand to make sure that essential services such as dialysis will not be denied, regardless of the environment and the situation,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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