Subsidies or MediSave Withdrawals for Egg Freezing

Debated in Parliament on 4 Feb 2025.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang proposed that the Ministry of Health consider providing subsidies, co-funding, or MediSave for egg freezing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that current financing policies allow MediSave usage for medically necessary egg freezing and provide co-funding for future assisted reproduction treatments.
The government aims to encourage young couples to marry and start families sooner, rather than delaying their plans through financial support for egg freezing.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider making (i) subsidies (ii) co-funding or (iii) MediSave available for egg freezing.

Ong Ye Kung

Our financing policies for egg freezing are designed on clinical grounds. Hence today, women can tap on MediSave for egg freezing done on medical grounds. If they get married in the future and would like to use their frozen eggs for assisted reproduction treatments, they can receive Government co-funding support and use MediSave for their treatments. From a population policy perspective, the Government encourages young couples to fulfil their marriage and parenthood aspirations as soon as possible and not to inadvertently encourage them to delay their plans.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang proposed that the Ministry of Health consider providing subsidies, co-funding, or MediSave for egg freezing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that current financing policies allow MediSave usage for medically necessary egg freezing and provide co-funding for future assisted reproduction treatments.
The government aims to encourage young couples to marry and start families sooner, rather than delaying their plans through financial support for egg freezing.

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Subsidies or MediSave Withdrawals for Egg Freezing

Debated in Parliament on 4 Feb 2025.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang proposed that the Ministry of Health consider providing subsidies, co-funding, or MediSave for egg freezing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that current financing policies allow MediSave usage for medically necessary egg freezing and provide co-funding for future assisted reproduction treatments.
The government aims to encourage young couples to marry and start families sooner, rather than delaying their plans through financial support for egg freezing.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for Health whether the Ministry will consider making (i) subsidies (ii) co-funding or (iii) MediSave available for egg freezing.

Ong Ye Kung

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang proposed that the Ministry of Health consider providing subsidies, co-funding, or MediSave for egg freezing.
Ong Ye Kung responded that current financing policies allow MediSave usage for medically necessary egg freezing and provide co-funding for future assisted reproduction treatments.
The government aims to encourage young couples to marry and start families sooner, rather than delaying their plans through financial support for egg freezing.

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Subsidies or MediSave Withdrawals for Egg Freezing

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

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