Health Minister Ong Ye Kung has expressed concern over the state of private insurance and private healthcare and its unsustainability, stating how insurers and hospitals have gotten «tied up in a knot».He added that the Ministry of Health (MOH) is helping with the «untying process», according to his Facebook post on Tuesday (July 1).Ong's comments come after Great Eastern (GE) insurance group issued a notice last month that it is suspending the issuance of pre-authorisation certificates for admissions to Mount Elizabeth Hospital and Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital from June 17, reported CNA.Pre-authorisation certificates are taken as confirmation that the insurer has agreed to cover the patient's medical costs before treatment.Sharing MOH's view on the matter, Ong noted that he had expressed his concerns about the state of private insurance and private healthcare «for some time». Read more