Patients To Benefit From Higher Medisave Withdrawal Limits For Surgical Operations

31 May 2009

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31 May 2009

From 1 June 2009, MOH will increase the Medisave withdrawal limits for surgical operations. This will reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of all surgical patients, and will especially help those in Class A/B1 and private hospitals as current limits are already sufficient to cover most Class B2/C bills. We estimate that up to 300,000 patients will potentially benefit annually from this enhancement.

2. Surgeries fall into 21 tables, running from Table 1A, 1B, 1C through to 7A, 7B, 7C, in ascending order of complexity. The Medisave withdrawal limits for surgical operations will be raised substantially to between $250 for Table 1A procedures to $7,550 for Table 7C procedures. See Annex A for examples of the amount of out-of-pocket cash which patients could save.

Table 1: Revised Medisave Surgical Withdrawal Limits

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Table of Surgical Procedures	Existing Withdrawal Limits	Revised Withdrawal Limits (w.e.f. 1 June 09)
1A 1B 1C	$150 $200 $250	$250 $350 $450
2A 2B 2C	$350 $450 $600	$600 $750 $950
3A 3B 3C	$800 $1,000 $1,200	$1,250 $1,550 $1,850
4A 4B 4C	$1,400 $1,600 $1,800	$2,150 $2,600 $2,850
5A 5B 5C	$2,000 $2,200 $2,400	$3,150 $3,550 $3,950
6A 6B 6C	$2,800 $3,200 $3,600	$4,650 $5,150 $5,650
7A 7B 7C	$4,000 $4,500 $5,000	$6,200 $6,900 $7,550

Table of Surgical Procedures

Existing Withdrawal Limits

Revised Withdrawal Limits (w.e.f. 1 June 09)

$150

$200

$250

$350

$450

$350

$450

$600

$750

$950

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,250

$1,550

$1,850

$1,400

$1,600

$1,800

$2,150

$2,600

$2,850

$2,000

$2,200

$2,400

$3,150

$3,550

$3,950

$2,800

$3,200

$3,600

$4,650

$5,150

$5,650

$4,000

$4,500

$5,000

$6,200

$6,900

$7,550

MINISTRY OF HEALTH

31 MAY 2009