S’porean With Neck and Lower Back Pain Can get 70% discount Subsidy on Acupuncture Treatment
With the society getting more modern and everyone is bound to their seat working for a longer house where it will become common for lower back and neck pain. And if you are suffering from these condition, then it will be great news for you as the Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced that patients who are seeking for acupuncture treatment for lower back and neck pain can get up to 70% subsidies at public healthcare institutions.
Thanks to the new pilot scheme of the MediSave coverage where it will support acupuncture for lower back and neck pain at public specialist outpatient clinics. Where 2,000 of patients per year may benefit from this pilot and this method is used by government to intermediate on long term care services and your subsidy level is calculated by your household’s monthly income per capita. This is to ensure patients with lower incomes household will benefit more from the subsidies.
So if you are facing such problems, it may be great news for you to get yourself relief from such pain due to long hour sitting and working in front of the desk.