Singapore – Ms W was diagnosed with third stage ovarian cancer in October 2020 and is being treated at the National University Cancer Institute as a subsidised patient. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Singapore – Ms W was diagnosed with third stage ovarian cancer in October 2020 and is being treated at the National University Cancer Institute as a subsidised patient.
Since then, both MediShield Life and MediSave were allowed to cover only approved cancer drug treatments. Treatments not on the Cancer Drug List cannot be covered. The same will apply to Integrated Shield Plan coverage from April 1, 2023. The Ministry of Health had said that with the change, 90 per cent of subsidised Singaporean patients would have their cancer bills fully subsidised, subject to the 10 per cent co-payment, which MediSave can pay for. Before the change, 70 per cent of subsidised Singaporean patients had their cancer bills fully subsidised.
Some patients need medication for side effects of treatment, such as nausea or an elevated blood pressure, but such drugs also now come under cancer services. Ms W has no problems with cancer drug cost. It is with the cancer services that she finds her insurance coverage inadequate. On hearing this, Ms W said: “I’m glad to know that they are revising the current MediShield and MediSave coverage to better help cancer patients. I do hope that the revised amount can at least cover all the necessary tests and scans that we patients have to undergo on a frequent basis.”
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