MEDISAVE FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS
Parliament of Singapore · 28 March 1989 · 7th Parliament
Official Report, 28 March 1989, Vol 53, Issue 12 · Open in the reader (summaries, search, filters)
The following Question stood in the name of Mr Charles Chong -
Mr Charles Chong: To ask the Acting Minister for Health if he will consider allowing the use of Medisave for dialysis treatment.
Mr Loh Meng See: Question No. 8.
The Acting Minister for Health (Mr Yeo Cheow Tong): Mr Speaker, Sir, to alleviate the financial burden faced by kidney dialysis patients, my Ministry will allow Medisave to be used for dialysis treatment. However, this will be confined to each patient's own Medisave account, and will be limited to a maximum withdrawal of $400 per month. Medisave of the immediate family members cannot be used to supplement that of the patients as this will rapidly deplete their Medisave savings, which are necessary for their own hospitalization needs.
The details are being worked out and will be announced later.
Source: Singapore Parliament Official Report (Hansard) for 28 March 1989. Republished on SGParliament.