Healthcare is expensive in Singapore and even after taking advantage of every subsidy and insurance coverage available, Singaporens may still be left with high out-of-pocket costs. In fact, out-of-pocket costs make up almost 37% of total healthcare expenditure in Singapore. This figure is almost 3 times as high as the high-income country average and 1.4x higher than the East Asia & Pacific average. While some procedures may only incur minor out-of-pocket costs (OOP), other procedures may end up costing the patient thousands of dollars. Below, we take a look at which treatments have high out-of-pocket cost, as well as some steps you can take to reduce your financial burden.

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