Parliamentary QA
MEDISAVE CLAIMS FOR OVERSEAS TREATMENT AND EXPANSION OF MEDISHIELD LIFE COVERAGE TO HEALTHCARE BILLS INCURRED IN MALAYSIAN HOSPITALS
9 September 2024
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NOTICE PAPER NO. 3018
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 9 SEPTEMBER 2024
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Lim Wee Kiak
MP for Sembawang GRC
Question No. 6040
To ask the Minister for Health since the use of Medisave for overseas elective hospitalisations and day surgeries has been allowed (a) what is the number of Medisave claims that have been made for such treatments in accredited hospitals in Malaysia per year; and (b) what is the corresponding amount of Medisave claimed for such treatments in accredited hospitals in Malaysia per year.
NOTICE PAPER NO. 3018
NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER
FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 9 SEPTEMBER 2024
Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament
Dr Lim Wee Kiak
MP for Sembawang GRC
Question No. 6042
To ask the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider expanding Medishield Life insurance to cover Singaporeans’ healthcare bills incurred in Malaysian hospitals that have approved working arrangements with Medisave-accredited hospitals in Singapore.
Answer
1 MediShield Life is a basic health insurance plan that is designed to cover subsidised bills at public hospitals locally, and hence not extended for medical treatments overseas. Nevertheless, MediSave use is currently permitted for overseas elective hospitalisations and day surgeries at accredited hospitals. In the last three years, around 250 MediSave claims were made annually with an average claim of $3,400.