1 COVERAGE IS LIMITED

Medishield Life – the national health insurance scheme – is unlikely to be able to cover your entire course of treatment, plus you’ll have to cough up some cash for deductibles and co-insurance. Still, payouts for governmentsubsidised chemotherapy are capped at $3,000 a month in public hospitals. At private hospitals and in Class A or B1 wards, it’s even less. You’ll have to top up the rest, which can be a lot of money considering that some cancer drugs can cost up to $10,000 a month.