Persons with Special Needs in Community Health Assistance Scheme

6 November 2023

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NOTICE PAPER NO. 2344
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 6 NOVEMBER 2023

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong
MP for Hougang

Question No. 5161

To ask the Minister for Health (a) in each of the past five years, what percentage of Community Health Assistance Scheme (CHAS) card users are persons with special needs; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider introducing special subsidies for persons with special needs under CHAS.

Answer

MOH does not track data on the number of or the subsidies utilized by CHAS cardholders who are persons with special needs. In general, healthcare subsidies are provided based on the medical conditions of the patient and tiered based on their income level, so that more help can go to the lower income.