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Utilisation of Medisave from 2006 to 2009 for outpatient treatment of chronic diseases
22 February 2010
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22 Feb 2010
Question No: 61
Question
Name of the Person: Ms Sylvia Lim
To ask the Minister for Health with regard to the utilisation of Medisave from 2006 to 2009 for outpatient treatment of chronic diseases (a) what proportion of outpatients who suffered from the health conditions for which Medisave payment was permitted had paid their outpatient bills using Medisave; and (b) out of the numbers who had done so, how many had exhausted the annual withdrawal limit of $300.
Reply
Reply From MOH
1 MOH’s estimate is that about 15% of the patients being treated have used their Medisave to help pay their outpatient treatment.
2. About 70% of the claims were within the $300 annual withdrawal limit. For those whose bills exceed $300 per year, they can tap on the Medisave accounts of their family members. Very few did.