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1. Educating the public on the value and benefits of rehabilitation -- through their preferred channels of information.
2. Making rehabilitation services (step-down) healthcare access and services more affordable for the patient -- uniform means testing and reduce cash outlay by allowing greater use of the 3Ms.
3. Making rehabilitation services (step-down) healthcare access and services more accessible to the patients, such as transportation to and from day rehabilitation centres. Home rehabilitation could be implemented for patients with transportation or mobility issues. |
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Agreed on the need for greater public education on the benefits of rehabilitation. MOH will work through the Health Promotion Board in this area.
MOH has enhanced the subsidy framework for community hospitals in July 2009 and the 9-tiered structure has benefitted more patients. Also, MOH has raised the Medisave Withdrawal Limits for treatments at the Community Hospitals and Day Rehabilitation Centres with effect from June 2010. These have enhanced the affordability of long term care for many sub-acute patients as they need not worry about large cash outlay. MOH will continue to review our financing frameworks to bring about better integrated and continuing care in the ILTC sector.
Agreed that more can be done to improve access to community rehabilitation services. MOH is studying ways to further improve the coverage of rehabilitation services, including needs of home bound patients. |
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