Hong Kong public hospitals will offer flexibility when charging patients at accident and emergency (A&E) departments to smooth the transition to new healthcare payment arrangements from January 1. The Hospital Authority said on Tuesday that people who leave public hospital emergency departments before receiving a consultation will need to pay HK$50 (US$7) for triage and…
Patients with non-urgent conditions could have their waiting times at Hong Kong’s public specialist outpatient clinics reduced by a quarter under a new electronic platform being developed to improve efficiency, the Hospital Authority’s chief has revealed. Libby Lee Ha-yun, who assumed the role of authority chief executive earlier this month, also said on Saturday that…
Patients requiring Covid-19 oral antiviral drugs from private doctors in Hong Kong will have to pay about HK$7,000 (US$892) for a course of treatment, with the government saying it will stop providing the medication for free as the pandemic has subsided. The Centre for Health Protection said on Thursday that the provision of free drugs…