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We all want peace of mind for health care costs
worrying about medical bills is the last thing we want when we
or our loved ones are ill. To ensure affordable health care for all,
we have multiple layers of protection. The first layer protection comes from
government subsidies
which all Singaporeans have access to. These subsidies cover up to eighty percent
of the total bill in public hospitals.
Saving up for a rainy day will help us to meet future
medical needs.
That is why we have medisave is the second layer of protection
with medisave, some of your income is saved inside your medisave account
these savings can be then used to pay for medical treatments when you're ill.
What happens if you have a large hospital bill?
Medishield is the third layer that protects you from
large hospital bills. Besides hospitalization charges
medishield also covers day surgery as well as certain expensive
outpatient treatments such as kidney dialysis, chemotherapy
and radiotherapy for cancer. Even with the three layers
there will be some who may face difficulties in coping with the medical bills
medifund is the ultimate safety net for those who need more assistance
Patients who are unable to pay the bills
can get more help from medifund at public hospitals
With these four layers of protection you know you are in good hands
By making good choices for your treatment
health care will remain affordable for you and your loved ones
For more information you can visit www.moh gov.sg