Ong Ye Kung

Patient inside a ward. Existing policyholders weathered a period of rapidly rising premiums. From December 2021 to December 2024, IP rider premiums increased by 17.2% each year, according to the Ministry of Health.

People Giving Up IP Riders Jumped 72% Last Year

More than 112,000 people or 72% gave up their optional private health insurance add-ons in 2025, following on from the 65,000 who discontinued their Integrated Shield Plan (IP) riders in 2024.

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung announced on Oct 11 that the Government will be activating both the HSS and PHPC schemes in view of the deterioration in air quality due to transboundary haze.

Haze Subsidy Scheme for Related Medical Conditions Starts Oct 12 for Singaporeans: Ong Ye Kung

Prof Venkataraman Anantharaman and Prof Phua Kong Boo who receive the Eminent Academician title at Induction Comitia 2026.

‘Father of Emergency Medicine’ Among 17 Doctors to Receive Apex Title in Singapore Medical Field

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