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The use of MediSave for overseas elective treatments is meant to give patients wider choice, said Mr Ong.<\/p>\n
Participating overseas hospitals must have an approved working arrangement with a MediSave-accredited institution in Singapore. MOH must approve such partnerships.<\/p>\n
The local centre must refer the patient and provide a pre-admission clinical assessment and financial counselling.<\/p>\n
MediSave withdrawal limits for treatments in Singapore also apply to treatments overseas.<\/p>\n
Regency Specialist Hospital in Johor Bahru told CNA in August that the number of Singapore patients using MediSave at the hospital had doubled since the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
The private hospital said about 90 per cent of its MediSave patients were women, with obstetrics and gynaecology services, including maternity care, among the most common treatments sought.<\/p>\n
The hospital did not disclose the exact number of Singapore patients using MediSave.<\/p>\n
The 4km-long Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link will have the capacity to carry up to 10,000 passengers an hour in each direction, with the journey taking about five minutes.<\/p>\n
It will connect Bukit Chagar in Johor Bahru with Woodlands North in Singapore and is projected to have a daily ridership of about 40,000 when operations begin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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