Usage of Blue and Orange CHAS Card for Discounted Products and Services at Non-healthcare Retailers

19 Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Coordinating Minister for Social Policies and Minister for Health whether the Government has conducted a study on the number of retailers and types of sectors outside of healthcare that have adopted the Community Health Assist Scheme Blue and Orange cards as a basis to offer discounted products and services.

Mr Ong Ye Kung: Some retailers have chosen to use Community Health Assist Scheme cards to offer special benefits or discounts to targeted customer segments. These are private initiatives and unrelated to Government subsidies for healthcare. As such, my Ministry does not collect data on such uses.