Reimbursement Model For Health Care

A survey form (refer to appendix A) to collect data to fill gaps in knowledge of our current situations was created. Our survey would gather data on the current usage of PT services in the public and private sectors. Subjective data on the confidence level and knowledge to self-refer will also be gathered to assess society’s readiness for a self-directed referring system. To persuade our stakeholders, we will propose several possible reimbursement models that will work in our context. For example, a couple of models available as described by Bodenheimer & Grumbach (2012), would be the Diagnosis Related Group and the Capitation models. However, from our initial planning, we propose a mixed reimbursement model where PTs are paid per session up to a stipulated amount per month. This will help prevent potential moral hazards like over-consumption or over-provision, leading to conservation of scarce resources.
This will bring them up to date regarding the current situation. As mentioned, Dr Amy Khor, the senior minister of state, reported the recognition of the need to include private clinics in the reimbursement schemes to increase usage of healthcare in the private sectors. We will email and arrange for short sessions with the Minister of Health and of State. These are the ministers involved in decision making within the MOH. Also, we will arrange to meet with the board of members of CPF as we are planning to advocate for reimbursement through citizen’s CPF which is managed by them. We will include the parallels in benefits of reimbursement with what the WCPT is advocating for