SOME of the points raised in the letter “Heavy burden of unregulated hospital fees” (The Star, Jan 7) to explain the root causes of the escalating cost of healthcare are very true.
The medical card insurance concept was by and large created by the insurance industry. Its initial aim was noble and viable – to extend better medical facilities to people who could afford it but are not rich. The rich do not need medical card protection anyway.
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