WealthBT: Cancer cover in shield plans - is it enough? (Ep 25)
What do the changes to outpatient cancer benefits which were rolled out recently for Integrated Shield plans and riders mean for you?
Synopsis: Learn to protect and grow your wealth in this monthly Business Times podcast series for affluent individuals, hosted by BT wealth editor Genevieve Cua.
Riders have become a focal point of the changes in Integrated Shield plans, which from April must get in line with the Health Ministry’s cancer drug list. With riders, you can still get cover for drugs not on the list. But are you better off with the changes? Will premiums rise?
Highlights (click/tap above):
01:07 Cancer drug list recap
03:16 Shield base plan and rider changes
09:29 Are you better off?
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11:53 Impact on rider premiums
Written and hosted by: Genevieve Cua (gen@sph.com.sg)
Edited by: Howie Lim & Claressa Monteiro
Recording engineer: Joann Chai Pei Chieh
Produced by: BT Podcasts
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