Parliamentary QA
Data on Claims for Serious Pregnancy and Delivery-Related Complications Covered By MediShield Life in Past Three Years
6 July 2021
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Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim
MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC
Qns 29:
To ask the Minister for Health in each year of the past three years (a) what is the number of claims for serious pregnancy and deliveryrelated complications that are covered by MediShield Life; and (b) what is the median age of patients experiencing these complications.
Written Answer
MediShield Life extended coverage to inpatient treatment for serious pregnancy and delivery-related complications on 1 April 2019.
In the one-year period between 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020, about 3,300 claims were covered by MediShield Life. The median age of these patients was 33 years old.