Number of People Using MediSave to Pay for Parents' Healthcare Cost in Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 2 Sep 2019.

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Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Health for annual figures from the past five years on the number of people using MediSave for parents' healthcare costs and the median withdrawal value.
Gan Kim Yong responded that approximately 6% of all MediSave withdrawals over the past five years were for parents' healthcare expenses, covering inpatient, day surgery, and outpatient costs.
The Minister provided that detailed annual figures are available in Table 1, though the table content is not included in the debate text.

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Chen Show Mao

Mr Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Health for each year in the past five years (a) what is the number of people using MediSave to pay for their parents' healthcare cost; and (b) what is the median withdrawal value.

Gan Kim Yong

Over the past five years, about 6% of all MediSave withdrawals were for the MediSave account holder's parents' healthcare expenses, which include inpatient, day surgery and outpatient expenses. The details are in Table 1 below.

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Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Health for annual figures from the past five years on the number of people using MediSave for parents' healthcare costs and the median withdrawal value.
Gan Kim Yong responded that approximately 6% of all MediSave withdrawals over the past five years were for parents' healthcare expenses, covering inpatient, day surgery, and outpatient costs.
The Minister provided that detailed annual figures are available in Table 1, though the table content is not included in the debate text.

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Number of People Using MediSave to Pay for Parents' Healthcare Cost in Past Five Years

Debated in Parliament on 2 Sep 2019.

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Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Health for annual figures from the past five years on the number of people using MediSave for parents' healthcare costs and the median withdrawal value.
Gan Kim Yong responded that approximately 6% of all MediSave withdrawals over the past five years were for parents' healthcare expenses, covering inpatient, day surgery, and outpatient costs.
The Minister provided that detailed annual figures are available in Table 1, though the table content is not included in the debate text.

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Chen Show Mao

Gan Kim Yong

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Chen Show Mao asked the Minister for Health for annual figures from the past five years on the number of people using MediSave for parents' healthcare costs and the median withdrawal value.
Gan Kim Yong responded that approximately 6% of all MediSave withdrawals over the past five years were for parents' healthcare expenses, covering inpatient, day surgery, and outpatient costs.
The Minister provided that detailed annual figures are available in Table 1, though the table content is not included in the debate text.

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