15th Jan 2019
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Mr Muhamad Faisal Abdul Manap
MP for Aljunied GRC
To ask the Minister for Health in each of the past five years (a) what is the number of people using their Medisave to pay for their parents' healthcare cost; and (b) what is the median withdrawal value.
Answer
Between 2014 and 2017, about 6% of all MediSave withdrawals were for MediSave account holder’s parents’ healthcare expenses, which includes inpatient, day surgery and outpatient expenses. The details are in Table 1 below.
| Table 1. MediSave Withdrawals for the Account Holder’s Parents’ Treatment |
| Year | Number of Withdrawals | Average Amount per Withdrawal |
| 2014 | 161,000 | $757 |
| 2015 | 178,400 | $645 |
| 2016 | 175,200 | $474 |
| 2017 | 188,200 | $452 |
Note: Data for 2013 is not available.