REVIEWING USAGE OF MEDISHIELD LIFE AND INTEGRATED SHIELD PLANS FOR OVERSEAS OUTPATIENT AND INPATIENT MEDICAL TREATMENT

NOTICE PAPER NO. 3386

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR WRITTEN ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 4 FEBRUARY 2025

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis

MP for Sengkang GRC

Question No. 6490

To ask the Minister for Health whether the Government is considering reviewing the use of MediShield Life and Integrated Shield Plans for overseas outpatient and inpatient medical treatment.

Answer

MediShield Life is designed as a universal and basic health insurance plan. Hence, it covers subsidised bills at public hospitals in Singapore. Any expansion for medical treatments overseas will likely raise premiums, and undermine the original objective of the scheme.

As for Integrated Shield Plans, most provide coverage for emergency overseas medical treatments. Such coverage is provided based on insurers’ commercial considerations.