Statistics on Annual MediShield Life Payouts and Claims over Last Five Years

5 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Health over the last five years, what has been (i) the amounts of MediShield Life payouts (ii) the number of claimants (iii) the average cost per claim and (iv) the proportion of private hospital claims annually.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: MediShield Life was launched in November 2015. Table 1 shows the key statistics from 2016 to 2019.

Among seniors above 65 years old, the number of claims and amount of payout has increased by almost 50%, from 229,000 and $363 million in 2016 to 333,000 and $541 million in 2019 respectively. This growth is about 30% higher compared to the overall population. The average payout per claim has also increased from $1,580 to $1,620 over the same period.