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Use of Medisave for Parents' Healthcare
2 September 2019
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Mr Chen Show Mao
MP for Aljunied GRC
Question No. 1385
To ask the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years (a) what is the number of people using Medisave to pay for their parents' healthcare cost; and (b) what is the median withdrawal value.
Written Answer
1 Over the past 5 years, about 6% of all MediSave withdrawals were for the MediSave account holder’s parents’ healthcare expenses, which include inpatient, day surgery and outpatient expenses. The details are in Table 1 below.
Table 1. MediSave Withdrawals for the Account Holder’s Parents’ Treatment
Table caption
Year | Number of Withdrawals | As a % of the Total No. of Unique Bills | Average Amount per Withdrawal |
|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 161,000 | 9.7% | $757 |
2015 | 178,400 | 6.6% | $645 |
2016 | 175,200 | 4.7% | $474 |
2017 | 188,200 | 4.4% | $452 |
2018 | 193,000 | 3.8% | $442 |