'Towards a More Sustainable Model of Healthcare in Asia' Conference Session Set for Sept. 20 by International Actuarial Association Health Section, Singapore Actuarial Society

OTTAWA, Ontario, Aug. 17 (TNSeve) -- The International Actuarial Association Health Section and Singapore Actuarial Society have scheduled a conference session as part of its 2021 Joint SAS-IAAHS Health Conference on Sept. 20, 2021, entitled "Towards a More Sustainable Model of Healthcare in Asia":

According to the agency website:

Rising medical costs are being driven by long term trends of aging population and prevalence of chronic diseases. This has been exacerbated by the overconsumption of healthcare services that can be attributed to where healthcare is consumed, when healthcare is consumed, and how healthcare providers are incentivized. To move towards a more sustainable model of healthcare, there is a need to 1) shift the burden of care away from high cost/high acuity settings, 2) focus more on prevention rather than cure, 3) redesign financing of healthcare benefits. This is what Sheares Healthcare aims to do in the markets in which we operate. However, healthcare transformation is a journey on which payors and providers must be equally yoked. Sheares believes that providers need to work with like-minded payors to realise the vision of a more sustainable model of care that will deliver better health outcomes for patients.

* * *

Speaker: Khoo Ee Ping, Chief Corporate Development Officer, Sheares Healthcare

Ee Ping leads Sheares Healthcare Group's corporate development initiatives and advises on the strategic direction and development of our portfolio companies.

Ee Ping is an investment professional with 20 years of experience in enterprise development, advisory and policy making. His career spans both the public and private sector. He was Deputy Director (Policy) at the Singapore Ministry of Defence, and also served as Principal at Bain & Company. He joined Sheares Healthcare on secondment from Temasek where he worked closely with portfolio companies on corporate strategy, merger & acquisition, and company transformation.

* * *

More information about the event can be found at https://www.actuaries.org/IAA/Documents/IAAHS/Singapore/SIHCProgram20210808_0.pdf