MediShield Life
E805989
MediShield Life is Singapore’s compulsory basic health insurance scheme that provides lifelong, universal coverage for large hospital bills and selected costly outpatient treatments.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national health insurance scheme
ⓘ
public health insurance ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Central Provident Fund Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Singapore citizens
ⓘ
Singapore permanent residents ⓘ |
| canBeSupplementedBy | Integrated Shield Plans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| coverageScope |
cancer chemotherapy
ⓘ
certain chronic disease treatments ⓘ day surgery ⓘ dialysis ⓘ immunotherapy for cancer ⓘ large hospital bills ⓘ radiotherapy ⓘ selected costly outpatient treatments ⓘ |
| coverageType | basic health insurance ⓘ |
| eligibility |
all Singapore citizens at birth
ⓘ
all Singapore permanent residents upon obtaining PR status ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
MediSave accounts
ⓘ
cash premiums ⓘ |
| fundingSupport |
additional premium support for the needy
ⓘ
government subsidies ⓘ merdeka generation subsidies ⓘ pioneer generation subsidies ⓘ premium subsidies for lower- and middle-income ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
annual claim limit
ⓘ
claim limits by treatment type ⓘ co-insurance ⓘ deductibles ⓘ lifetime coverage with no maximum claim limit ⓘ no exclusion for pre-existing conditions after transitional loading period ⓘ |
| isCompulsory | true ⓘ |
| isLifelong | true ⓘ |
| isUniversal | true ⓘ |
| legalBasis | MediShield Life Scheme Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overseenBy | Ministry of Health Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Singapore healthcare financing framework ⓘ |
| policyObjective |
enhance financial protection for healthcare costs
ⓘ
protect Singapore residents against large hospital bills ⓘ |
| premiumPaymentFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| premiumVariesBy |
age
ⓘ
residency status ⓘ subsidy eligibility ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
MediFund
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MediSave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | MediShield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 2015-11-01 ⓘ |
| targetRole | basic layer of protection ⓘ |
| website | https://www.moh.gov.sg/medishieldlife ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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subject surface form:
Ministry of Health (Singapore)