Elderly to soon pay less cash upfront for medical fees

Singapore

FROM the start of April, the elderly in Singapore will have more flexibility in the use of their Medisave.

Announced by Health Minister Gan Kim Yong on Sunday, a new scheme known as Flexi-Medisave will allow those aged 65 years and above to use up to S$200 of Medisave a year for medical treatments at specialist outpatient clinics in public hospitals, polyclinics, and clinics that are under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS).