Usage of Medisave to pay for Parents’ Healthcare Costs in Past Five Years and Median Withdrawal Value

Mr Muhamad Faisal Bin Abdul Manap asked the Minister for Health in each of the past five years (a) what is the number of people using their MediSave to pay for their parents' healthcare cost; and (b) what is the median withdrawal value.

Mr Gan Kim Yong: Between 2014 and 2017, about 6% of all MediSave withdrawals were for MediSave account holder's parents' healthcare expenses, which includes inpatient, day surgery and outpatient expenses. The details are in Table 1 below.