The Malaysian Insider, 11 Feb 2009
SINGAPORE, Feb 11 — Singapore's Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan had a suggestion on Monday for Singaporeans: Consider staying at a nursing home in neighbouring Johor where prices are lower.
Yesterday, it received flak from two opposition MPs.
Workers' Party chairman and Non-Constituency MP Sylvia Lim said the suggestion was “quite a bad indication of affordability of our own health-care services here and also a reflection of our national values”.
Fellow WP member Low Thia Kiang (Hougang) asked: “Is the minister suggesting that Singaporeans who cannot afford medical treatment or step-down care here should now consider such facilities in Johor?”
If so, is the minister “outsourcing the government's responsibility to provide affordable health-care service to Malaysia?” he asked.
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