SINGAPORE: More than 365,000 Singaporeans will benefit from higher healthcare subsidies, after the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced on Saturday ...
SINGAPORE: More than 365,000 Singaporeans will benefit from higher healthcare subsidies, after the Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that it has revised the means-tested income criteria.AdvertisementEligible Singaporeans will be able to get subsidies for schemes and services such as MediShield Life premiums, drugs at polyclinics and public specialist outpatient clinics, as well as the Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund.
MOH added that it will issue replacement cards for existing CHAS cardholders who quality for a higher tier by October. MOH said it revised the means-tested income criteria taking into consideration changes in household incomes and healthcare expenditure.
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