Medical fees

When love meets the bill: The cost of loving a pet in Singapore

After his leash was caught in a lift door in the late evening of April 17, six-year-old maltipoo Milo hung trapped for more than 30 minutes before being rescued.

Forum: Many factors contribute to over-servicing in healthcare

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Forum: Make medical reports accessible on HealthHub

Japan to tighten rules on foreign tourists over unpaid medical bills

The government is also considering making private medical insurance mandatory for foreign visitors.

Some practical ways to rein in rising healthcare costs, premiums in S’pore

The key is to discourage patients from gunning for needlessly expensive treatment options.

Malaysian GPs rally against lack of consultation on new drug-price display law, call for fee review

Malaysian GPs protesting in the administrative capital of Putrajaya on May 6 over a government directive requiring the mandatory display of drug prices.

More Americans can’t afford medical care, and it will only get worse

Activists protest efforts by the Trump administration to cut healthcare benefits.

Private clinics in Malaysia push for fee hikes amid soaring healthcare costs

A booth set up by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council at Penang International Airport to welcome inbound travellers seeking medical treatment. There are 35 direct flights every week from Medan to Penang.

Fee hikes at top Malaysian public hospital raise concerns as healthcare costs go up

hzhealth - One of Malaysia’s largest public hospitals, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), has sharply raised its fees at a time when medical costs and health insurance premiums are soaring.

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