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Patients To Benefit From Higher Medisave Withdrawal Limits For Surgical Operations
31 May 2009
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31 May 2009
From 1 June 2009, MOH will increase the Medisave withdrawal limits for surgical operations. This will reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of all surgical patients, and will especially help those in Class A/B1 and private hospitals as current limits are already sufficient to cover most Class B2/C bills. We estimate that up to 300,000 patients will potentially benefit annually from this enhancement.
2. Surgeries fall into 21 tables, running from Table 1A, 1B, 1C through to 7A, 7B, 7C, in ascending order of complexity. The Medisave withdrawal limits for surgical operations will be raised substantially to between $250 for Table 1A procedures to $7,550 for Table 7C procedures. See Annex A for examples of the amount of out-of-pocket cash which patients could save.
Table 1: Revised Medisave Surgical Withdrawal Limits
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Table of Surgical Procedures | Existing Withdrawal Limits | Revised Withdrawal Limits (w.e.f. 1 June 09) |
|---|---|---|
1A 1B 1C | $150 $200 $250 | $250 $350 $450 |
2A 2B 2C | $350 $450 $600 | $600 $750 $950 |
3A 3B 3C | $800 $1,000 $1,200 | $1,250 $1,550 $1,850 |
4A 4B 4C | $1,400 $1,600 $1,800 | $2,150 $2,600 $2,850 |
5A 5B 5C | $2,000 $2,200 $2,400 | $3,150 $3,550 $3,950 |
6A 6B 6C | $2,800 $3,200 $3,600 | $4,650 $5,150 $5,650 |
7A 7B 7C | $4,000 $4,500 $5,000 | $6,200 $6,900 $7,550 |
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
31 MAY 2009