Ministry of Health
Cordlife faces S$5.45 million civil claim from clients over damaged cord blood units
Alternatively, the claimants are seeking a refund of all storage fees paid to date, or an order for the assessment of damages
Cordlife requests trading halt following MOH order to stop collecting new cord blood
It also cannot test, process or store new cord blood
‘Don’t be Fomo’, wait for clarity on revised premiums before renewing IP riders: advisers
Under the revised rules, premiums for new riders are expected to fall by about 30%
MOH scraps full-deductible IP riders to tame rising private healthcare bills
The co-payment cap, which applies after the deductible, will also double to S$6,000
New IP rider rules: What stays, what goes, and how it affects you
MOH hopes removing riders that fully cover the deductible will maintain ‘cost discipline’ and reduce unnecessary admissions, tests and overnight stays
Cutting the cord?: Events leading up to and after Cordlife’s MOH suspension and arrests of its directors, ex-group CEO
These disclosures come as Cordlife works to resume cord-blood banking services
Cordlife Group faces one-year suspension over cord-blood banking service lapses
This is the latest setback for the company following its mishandling of cord-blood units in 2023
Raising AI literacy, deploying it in healthcare and social services among ministries’ plans
Equipping Singaporeans with artificial-intelligence skills is part of the government’s focus on strengthening assurances throughout life
MOH, HDB award S$18,000 bid to rent Bidadari clinic under pilot tender evaluation approach
This works out to S$180 per square metre (sq m), lower than the average bid rent of S$382 per sq m for clinic tenders in new housing projects awarded in recent years
Miscalculated grants: Overpayments amounted to S$7m for most people, a shortage of S$2m to others, says MOH
The ministry says that it is currently enhancing the design of Homes for better integration and coordination with agencies
