Health, Aging, Retirement Adequacy – Page 5 – Office of the Leader of the Opposition

REVIEW OF COMPUTATION OF MONTHLY CPF INTEREST PAYMENT

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower whether the CPF Board has conducted a review of the computation of monthly CPF interest payment and, if so, whether it will consider including (i) contributions received during the month and (ii) amounts held in the account prior to its withdrawal, as pro-rated by the number ofContinue reading “REVIEW OF COMPUTATION OF MONTHLY CPF INTEREST PAYMENT”

RATIONALE FOR DIFFERING TREATMENT OF SALE PROCEEDS FOR INVESTMENTS MADE USING FUNDS FROM DIFFERENT CPF ACCOUNTS

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Manpower what is the rationale for sale proceeds from investments made under the CPF Investment Scheme-Ordinary Account to remain in the Investment Account and not automatically credited into the OA, while sale proceeds under the CPFIS-Special Account are automatically credited into the SA. Dr Tan See Leng: UnderContinue reading “RATIONALE FOR DIFFERING TREATMENT OF SALE PROCEEDS FOR INVESTMENTS MADE USING FUNDS FROM DIFFERENT CPF ACCOUNTS”

PUBLICITY EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE UPTAKE OF ROUTINE VACCINATIONS FOR ADULTS

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health (a) what is the assessed impact of publicity and outreach efforts to encourage increased uptake in routine vaccinations for adults, in particular for the seasonal flu vaccinations; and (b) whether further subsidies or free vaccinations will be considered for a wider group of people in order to boostContinue reading “PUBLICITY EFFORTS TO ENCOURAGE UPTAKE OF ROUTINE VACCINATIONS FOR ADULTS”

CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF ALERT BUTTONS FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AND ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for National Development (a) how many elderly residents aged 65 and above who currently live alone reside in homes that are installed with wireless alert systems; (b) what is the projected number of such residents in 2030; (c) whether there are plans to include the installation of wireless alertContinue reading “CONSIDERATIONS FOR INSTALLATION OF ALERT BUTTONS FOR VULNERABLE SENIORS AND ESTIMATED OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS”

MONTHLY PER CAPITA HOUSEHOLD INCOME CRITERION FOR ADMISSION TO GOVERNMENT-FUNDED NURSING HOMES

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health (a) whether the monthly per capita household income (PCHI) is one of the criteria for admission into Government-funded nursing homes; (b) in the past year, how many applicants for places in such nursing homes have been rejected because their PCHI exceeded $2,800; (c) what has beenContinue reading “MONTHLY PER CAPITA HOUSEHOLD INCOME CRITERION FOR ADMISSION TO GOVERNMENT-FUNDED NURSING HOMES”

PROPOSAL FOR OBESITY TO BE CONSIDER AS CHRONIC DISEASE UNDER CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider obesity as a chronic disease under the Chronic Disease Management Programme and if not, what are the considerations or prerequisites to be met before the Ministry will do so. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Obesity is not considered internationally or locally as aContinue reading “PROPOSAL FOR OBESITY TO BE CONSIDER AS CHRONIC DISEASE UNDER CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME”

UPDATE ON MEDIAN WAITING TIME FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSION AND PROPOSAL FOR MORE DAY OR HOME CARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY SICK

Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Health in relation to admission to public hospitals between November 2023 and December 2023 (a) whether there was an increase in median waiting time for hospital admission compared with the median waiting time for previous months in 2023; and (b) whether more day care and home care servicesContinue reading “UPDATE ON MEDIAN WAITING TIME FOR HOSPITAL ADMISSION AND PROPOSAL FOR MORE DAY OR HOME CARE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY SICK”

HEALTHCARE SUBSIDY SAVINGS ACHIEVED WITH USE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ANNUAL VALUE FOR MEANS TESTING

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health since September 2022 (a) what is the total value of healthcare subsidies saved with the introduction of the use of residential property Annual Value (AV) for means testing; and (b) whether the Ministry has given further consideration to removing the AV as a means testing criterionContinue reading “HEALTHCARE SUBSIDY SAVINGS ACHIEVED WITH USE OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY ANNUAL VALUE FOR MEANS TESTING”

DENGUE VACCINES SUBMITTED TO HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR REGISTRATION

Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Health (a) which of the dengue vaccine candidates submitted to the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) are under consideration for registration; and (b) what is the status of Takeda’s TAK-003 application to the HSA for registration as a dengue vaccine. Mr Ong Ye Kung: Takeda has withdrawn the application to registerContinue reading “DENGUE VACCINES SUBMITTED TO HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR REGISTRATION”