Singaporeans unprepared on rising medical costs of living to 100: healthcare survey

Commenting on the findings of Prudential Singapore’s “Healthy for 100?” report, SMU Associate Professor of Information Systems (Practice) Tan Hwee Pink opined that younger Singaporeans need to become more engaged in the areas of prevention as well, as obesity is increasing among children despite the various health campaigns. Assoc Prof Tan noted that Singapore’s healthcare system typically goes for “tried and tested approaches” and suggested that it goes for a bolder solution. These could include copying private insurers and encouraging active lifestyles by allowing people to buy fitness devices using money in mandatory Medisave accounts, for instance, or crediting those accounts if people do a certain level of exercise daily.