Age Profile of MediShield Policyholders

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Gerald Giam asked for the number of MediShield policyholders in specific age ranges from 0-20 to 86-90 years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong reported that as of June 2013, 3.6 million members, or 93% of the resident population, were covered by MediShield.
The minister noted that the maximum coverage age was raised from 85 to 90 years in March 2013 due to increasing life expectancy.
He stated that future enhancements under MediShield Life will study providing universal, lifetime coverage for all Singaporeans, including the elderly.
The response referred to a page with the detailed age breakdown, but specific numbers for each age group were not listed in the debate text.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Mr Gerald Giam Yean Song asked the Minister for Health how many MediShield policyholders are currently in age ranges of (i) 0-20 years, (ii) 21-30 years, (iii) 31-40 years, (iv) 41-50 years, (v) 51-60 years, (vi) 61-65 years, (vii) 66-70 years, (viii) 71-73 years, (ix) 74-75 years, (x) 76-80 years, (xi) 81-83 years, (xii) 84-85 years and (xiii) 86-90 years.

Gan Kim Yong

As at June 2013, 3.6 million members, or 93% of the resident population, were covered under MediShield. The breakdown of MediShield policyholders by age group is presented below.

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The maximum coverage age for MediShield was recently raised from 85 to 90 years in March 2013, in view of the increasing life expectancy of Singaporeans. As a next step, with the proposed move to MediShield Life, we will be studying enhancements to provide universal, lifetime coverage for all Singaporeans, including the most elderly.

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Gerald Giam asked for the number of MediShield policyholders in specific age ranges from 0-20 to 86-90 years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong reported that as of June 2013, 3.6 million members, or 93% of the resident population, were covered by MediShield.
The minister noted that the maximum coverage age was raised from 85 to 90 years in March 2013 due to increasing life expectancy.
He stated that future enhancements under MediShield Life will study providing universal, lifetime coverage for all Singaporeans, including the elderly.
The response referred to a page with the detailed age breakdown, but specific numbers for each age group were not listed in the debate text.

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Age Profile of MediShield Policyholders

Debated in Parliament on 21 Oct 2013.

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Gerald Giam asked for the number of MediShield policyholders in specific age ranges from 0-20 to 86-90 years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong reported that as of June 2013, 3.6 million members, or 93% of the resident population, were covered by MediShield.
The minister noted that the maximum coverage age was raised from 85 to 90 years in March 2013 due to increasing life expectancy.
He stated that future enhancements under MediShield Life will study providing universal, lifetime coverage for all Singaporeans, including the elderly.
The response referred to a page with the detailed age breakdown, but specific numbers for each age group were not listed in the debate text.

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Gerald Giam Yean Song

Gan Kim Yong

As at June 2013, 3.6 million members, or 93% of the resident population, were covered under MediShield. The breakdown of MediShield policyholders by age group is presented below.

Page: 172

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Gerald Giam asked for the number of MediShield policyholders in specific age ranges from 0-20 to 86-90 years.
Health Minister Gan Kim Yong reported that as of June 2013, 3.6 million members, or 93% of the resident population, were covered by MediShield.
The minister noted that the maximum coverage age was raised from 85 to 90 years in March 2013 due to increasing life expectancy.
He stated that future enhancements under MediShield Life will study providing universal, lifetime coverage for all Singaporeans, including the elderly.
The response referred to a page with the detailed age breakdown, but specific numbers for each age group were not listed in the debate text.

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