Data on Appeals to CPF Board to Withdraw from MediSave beyond Annual Withdrawal Limit

Debated in Parliament on 6 Jan 2020.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked for data on appeals to withdraw from MediSave beyond the annual limit over the past five years, including the number of appeals, those for rare illnesses, and the range of quantum appealed.
Minister Gan Kim Yong responded that 500 to 600 appeals are received each year, with the withdrawal quantum varying based on treatment factors like complications or non-standard drugs.
He noted that about four to five MediSave appeals per year over the last three years were for rare diseases affecting fewer than one in 2,000 patients.

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Intan Azura Mokhtar

Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked the Minister for Health (a) in each year over the past five years, how many Singaporeans have made appeals to CPF Board to withdraw more from their MediSave accounts that is beyond the annual withdrawal limit; (b) how many of these appeals are for rare illnesses or medical conditions; and (c) what is the range of additional withdrawal quantum appealed for.

Gan Kim Yong

Each year, about 1.2 million Singaporeans make withdrawals from MediSave for various medical expenses. CPF Board receives between 500 to 600 appeals from Singaporeans each year to use their MediSave beyond withdrawal limits for inpatient and outpatient treatments.

The quantum of withdrawal appealed for varies, depending on various factors such as whether there are complications in treatment, or whether non-standard drugs and treatments are needed.

There were about four to five MediSave appeals over the last three years for rare diseases, which affect fewer than one in 2,000 patients.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked for data on appeals to withdraw from MediSave beyond the annual limit over the past five years, including the number of appeals, those for rare illnesses, and the range of quantum appealed.
Minister Gan Kim Yong responded that 500 to 600 appeals are received each year, with the withdrawal quantum varying based on treatment factors like complications or non-standard drugs.
He noted that about four to five MediSave appeals per year over the last three years were for rare diseases affecting fewer than one in 2,000 patients.

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Data on Appeals to CPF Board to Withdraw from MediSave beyond Annual Withdrawal Limit

Debated in Parliament on 6 Jan 2020.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked for data on appeals to withdraw from MediSave beyond the annual limit over the past five years, including the number of appeals, those for rare illnesses, and the range of quantum appealed.
Minister Gan Kim Yong responded that 500 to 600 appeals are received each year, with the withdrawal quantum varying based on treatment factors like complications or non-standard drugs.
He noted that about four to five MediSave appeals per year over the last three years were for rare diseases affecting fewer than one in 2,000 patients.

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Intan Azura Mokhtar

Gan Kim Yong

The quantum of withdrawal appealed for varies, depending on various factors such as whether there are complications in treatment, or whether non-standard drugs and treatments are needed.

There were about four to five MediSave appeals over the last three years for rare diseases, which affect fewer than one in 2,000 patients.

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Dr Intan Azura Mokhtar asked for data on appeals to withdraw from MediSave beyond the annual limit over the past five years, including the number of appeals, those for rare illnesses, and the range of quantum appealed.
Minister Gan Kim Yong responded that 500 to 600 appeals are received each year, with the withdrawal quantum varying based on treatment factors like complications or non-standard drugs.
He noted that about four to five MediSave appeals per year over the last three years were for rare diseases affecting fewer than one in 2,000 patients.

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