Health Minister reiterates call for private insurance firms to be more disciplined

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Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has reiterated his call for private insurance firms to be more disciplined in designing their policies, as over-generous coverage is partly driving up higher healthcare costs now, along with an ageing population.

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