First of all, let's take a look at the original hospital subsidies:
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=400 border=1><CAPTION>
class/service
</TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle colSpan=3>Subsidy level</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>Citizen</TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle colSpan=2>Permanent resident</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD width=100> </TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle>October 2007</TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle>October 2008</TD></TR><TR><TD>Class B1</TD><TD>20%</TD><TD width=100>15%</TD><TD width=100>10%</TD></TR><TR><TD>Class B2</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR><TD>Class C</TD><TD>80%</TD><TD>75%</TD><TD>70%</TD></TR><TR><TD>Day Surgery</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR><TD width=100>Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOC)</TD><TD>50%</TD><TD>45%</TD><TD>40%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
http://www.hpm.org/en/Surveys/University_of_Singapore/09/Reduced_hospital_subsidy_for_non-citizens.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090101/skmeans01.pdf
Following a policy started two years ago to put citizens above non-citizens in health benefits, permanent residents will receive 10 percentage points less subsidy than citizens with the same income.
<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=1 width=400 border=1><CAPTION>
</CAPTION><TBODY><TR><TD width=100>Type of ward,class/service
</TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle colSpan=3>Subsidy level</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD>Citizen</TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle colSpan=2>Permanent resident</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD width=100> </TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle>October 2007</TD><TD vAlign=center align=middle>October 2008</TD></TR><TR><TD>Class B1</TD><TD>20%</TD><TD width=100>15%</TD><TD width=100>10%</TD></TR><TR><TD>Class B2</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR><TD>Class C</TD><TD>80%</TD><TD>75%</TD><TD>70%</TD></TR><TR><TD>Day Surgery</TD><TD>65%</TD><TD>60%</TD><TD>55%</TD></TR><TR><TD width=100>Specialist Outpatient Clinic (SOC)</TD><TD>50%</TD><TD>45%</TD><TD>40%</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
http://www.hpm.org/en/Surveys/University_of_Singapore/09/Reduced_hospital_subsidy_for_non-citizens.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/STI/STIMEDIA/pdf/20090101/skmeans01.pdf
Following a policy started two years ago to put citizens above non-citizens in health benefits, permanent residents will receive 10 percentage points less subsidy than citizens with the same income.