NOTICE PAPER NO. 2685

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 2 APRIL 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Hazel Poa

Non-Constituency MP

Question No. 5689

To ask the Minister for Health in the last three years, what is the breakdown of expenditure on the key components of public healthcare such as drugs, manpower, medical technology, research, administration and real estate.

Question No. 5690

To ask the Minister for Health in the last three years, what is the total expenditure by the Government on subsidised medical care for (i) Singapore citizens (ii) permanent residents and (ii) foreigners.

NOTICE PAPER NO. 2689

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 2 APRIL 2024

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Ms Hazel Poa

Non-Constituency MP

Question No. 5696

To ask the Minister for Health for each year from 2021 to 2023, what percentage of patients' healthcare expenditure was paid by (i) the Government (ii) employers (iii) MediSave (iv) MediShield and (v) individuals, with a breakdown by citizens, permanent residents and foreigners.

Answer

1 The Tables below provide the breakdowns for the financial years where data is available:

Table 1: Breakdown of National Healthcare Expenditure in FY2021

(Latest FY where data is available, and includes COVID-19 spending)

Table 2: Government Expenditure on Subsidised Medical Care (including

direct subsidies of bills, indirect subsidies such as rental, but excluding

COVID-19 and other overhead expenditures)

Table 3: Key Components of Public Healthcare Expenditure

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