Workers’ Party parliamentarians were in tune with the pulse of the people as they challenged the Government’s justification of the requirements and premiums that will be imposed on citizens when the compulsory Careshield Life goes into effect in 2030, during the parliamentary debate on Tuesday.
Echoing party chairman Sylvia Lim’s and secretary-general Pritam Singh’s questions, Non-constituency Member of Parliament (NCMP) Daniel Goh tackled three issues that he dubbed the “trilemma” of Careshield Life.
Goh first asked why women are being made to pay higher premiums than men and indicated that this makes it seem like women are penalised for something they cannot control – their gender. Next, Goh asked whether Eldershield will become unsustainable if the majority of policyholders switch to Careshield Life.
Finally, Goh expressed shock over the fact that the ElderShield Review Committee Report claims that 1 in 2 healthy people aged 65 and above today could become severely disabled in their lifetime and questioned whether this statistic is a case of extreme profiling:
https://www.facebook.com/workersparty/videos/2207025069314064/
Meanwhile, the uproar over Careshield Life and Eldershield has been continuing unabated:
http://ww2.theindependent.sg/elderly-amputee-who-was-denied-eldershield-benefits-dies-weeks-after-authorities-reconsidered-his-case/
http://ww2.theindependent.sg/govt-still-claims-it-is-not-making-profits-after-collecting-3-3-billion-in-eldershield-premiums-and-only-paying-out-133-million/