Nurses Sound Alarm as 'Uber for Nursing' Apps Push to Deregulate Healthcare

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• 72% spike in number of people who dropped their IP riders in 2025

  Singapore policyholders are facing escalating healthcare insurance expenses after years of aggressive rate hikes, prompting a notable shift away from supplementary medical plans. Ministry of Health data indicates that rider premiums climbed by an average of 17.2% annually between late 2021 and 2024. Consequently, thousands are actively restructuring their private coverage to alleviate mounting financial strain, especially as policyholders age into substantially higher cost brackets.

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• ‘I treat every senior as I would a member of my own family’: A home care nurse on finding his calling

  Drawing from personal experience caring for his late father with terminal lung cancer, a senior staff nurse delivers vital medical and end-of-life support directly to households. His daily work emphasizes comprehensive patient independence, caregiver training, and round-the-clock emergency symptom relief across Singapore's community care sector.

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• Florida man's 70-year celebrity collection includes Elizabeth Taylor letter

  Tampa resident Rudy Scaglione, 82, has brought seven decades of personal archiving out of storage for public viewing. His extensive multimedia archive documents landmark global events and Hollywood figures from the mid-twentieth century onward. By showcasing these historical records at an assisted living facility, the long-term hobby has been transformed into an educational exhibition for local residents.

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