Breakdown of Day-surgery Bills Fully Covered by MediSave and Bills Requiring Out-of-pocket Payment from 2020 to 2025

17 Mr Pritam Singh asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health for each year from 2020 to 2025 (a) what percentage of day-surgery bills were fully covered by Medisave; and (b) for bills not fully covered, how much cash was needed to settle bills at the 25th, median, and 75th percentiles.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Based on available data between 2020 and 2024, over eight in 10 Singapore Citizens did not pay cash out-of-pocket for their subsidised day surgeries after MediSave and MediShield Life. Among the minority who incurred cash out of pocket, the large majority paid less than $500.

MediFund is available to those who require help affording healthcare expenses after subsidies, MediSave and MediShield Life. No one will lose access to appropriate healthcare due to an inability to pay.