Amount of Cash Paid by Singaporeans and Permanent Residents after Account Subsidies, MediShield Life and Medisave Deductions

Debated in Parliament on 6 Aug 2019.

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Pritam Singh asked about the cash paid by Singaporeans and permanent residents in the 10th to 40th income deciles for subsidized hospitalization from 2015 to 2017 after subsidies, MediShield Life, and MediSave deductions.
The Ministry of Health responded that both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents in these deciles paid $0 in cash for subsidized hospitalization over the period.
For Singaporean citizens in the 10th to 40th per capita household income percentiles, the median cash payment was $0 after all deductions.
Permanent residents in the same income range paid between $38 and $47 in cash over the same period.
The data covers three years and specifically addresses the impact of subsidies and insurance on out-of-pocket costs for lower-income groups.

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Pritam Singh

Mr Pritam Singh asked the Minister for Health in respect of subsidised hospitalisation for each year from 2015 to 2017, how much did Singaporeans and permanent residents respectively pay in cash at the 10th to 40th deciles after taking into account subsidies, MediShield Life and MediSave deductions.

Gan Kim Yong

From 2015 to 2017, Singaporean Citizens and Permanent Residents at the 10th to 40th percentile of subsidised hospitalisation bills paid $0 in cash, after taking into account subsidies, MediShield Life and MediSave deductions.

Over the same period, the median amount of cash paid by Singaporean Citizens in the 10th to 40th per capita household income percentiles for subsidised hospitalisations was also $0, after taking into account subsidies, MediShield Life and MediSave deductions. The corresponding figures for Permanent Residents ranged from $38 to $47 over the same period.

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Pritam Singh asked about the cash paid by Singaporeans and permanent residents in the 10th to 40th income deciles for subsidized hospitalization from 2015 to 2017 after subsidies, MediShield Life, and MediSave deductions.
The Ministry of Health responded that both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents in these deciles paid $0 in cash for subsidized hospitalization over the period.
For Singaporean citizens in the 10th to 40th per capita household income percentiles, the median cash payment was $0 after all deductions.
Permanent residents in the same income range paid between $38 and $47 in cash over the same period.
The data covers three years and specifically addresses the impact of subsidies and insurance on out-of-pocket costs for lower-income groups.

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Amount of Cash Paid by Singaporeans and Permanent Residents after Account Subsidies, MediShield Life and Medisave Deductions

Debated in Parliament on 6 Aug 2019.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Pritam Singh asked about the cash paid by Singaporeans and permanent residents in the 10th to 40th income deciles for subsidized hospitalization from 2015 to 2017 after subsidies, MediShield Life, and MediSave deductions.
The Ministry of Health responded that both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents in these deciles paid $0 in cash for subsidized hospitalization over the period.
For Singaporean citizens in the 10th to 40th per capita household income percentiles, the median cash payment was $0 after all deductions.
Permanent residents in the same income range paid between $38 and $47 in cash over the same period.
The data covers three years and specifically addresses the impact of subsidies and insurance on out-of-pocket costs for lower-income groups.

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Pritam Singh

Gan Kim Yong

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Pritam Singh asked about the cash paid by Singaporeans and permanent residents in the 10th to 40th income deciles for subsidized hospitalization from 2015 to 2017 after subsidies, MediShield Life, and MediSave deductions.
The Ministry of Health responded that both Singaporean citizens and permanent residents in these deciles paid $0 in cash for subsidized hospitalization over the period.
For Singaporean citizens in the 10th to 40th per capita household income percentiles, the median cash payment was $0 after all deductions.
Permanent residents in the same income range paid between $38 and $47 in cash over the same period.
The data covers three years and specifically addresses the impact of subsidies and insurance on out-of-pocket costs for lower-income groups.

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Amount of Cash Paid by Singaporeans and Permanent Residents after Account Subsidies, MediShield Life and Medisave Deductions

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Amount of Cash Paid by Singaporeans and Permanent Residents after Account Subsidies, MediShield Life and Medisave Deductions

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Pritam Singh

Gan Kim Yong

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