USE OF MEDISAVE ACCOUNT FOR TREATMENT AT PUBLIC HOSPITAL FIRST ATTENDED

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2191
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 19 SEPTEMBER 2023

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Murali Pillai 
MP for Bukit Batok

Question No. 4999

To ask the Minister for Health whether the current rules allow patients to use their MediSave Account for treatment received at the public hospital where they first attended, even though they were subsequently referred to and warded at another hospital on the basis that this hospital has the expertise and facilities to treat the patient’s medical condition.

Answer

1      Currently, MediSave can be used for treatment expenses incurred at any MediSave-accredited hospital, even if the patient is subsequently transferred to another hospital. Such instances will be treated as a single episode for which the relevant MediSave and MediShield Life claim limits apply.