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Out-of-pocket Healthcare Costs for Chronic Conditions in CDMP by CHAS Tier, Housing Type and Income Quintiles over Past Five Years

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12 Mr David Hoe asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health for each of the past five years, what are the median out-of-pocket payments per visit to (i) polyclinics and (ii) CHAS GP clinics for the top 10 chronic conditions listed under the Chronic Disease Management Programme, disaggregated by (i) CHAS tier (ii) housing type and (ii) income quintiles, respectively.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: We do not have all the data requested by the Member. Tables 1 and 2 provide the breakdown of the median post-subsidy amount for the ten most common chronic conditions under the Chronic Disease Management Programme, from 2019 to 2023.