SINGAPORE – Eligible Singaporeans will receive S$20 in Healthpoints and more subsidies for chronic medication as part of the Healthier SG programme, said Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung on Friday .
The pre-enrolment exercise for the programme will begin from May this year for residents with chronic illnesses who are 40 years old and above, and who are already seeing a GP regularly. Under the new tier, chronic patients will also be able to receive subsidies of up to 87.5 per cent, depending on their income levels, with no dollar cap and access whitelisted chronic medications, thereby making such medications at GP clinics under Healthier SG comparable to those available at polyclinics.
"However, there are patients with complex chronic diseases and who need more several drugs and medication, and the current CHAS benefits are not enough for them. Hence, these patients tend to go to polyclinics to get their subsidised drugs," said Mr Ong.
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