Age limit for PeKa B40 lowered to 40: Dzulkefly

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TEMERLOH: The age limit for the Healthcare Protection Scheme for low-income B40 group (PeKa B40)’s recipients has been reduced from 50 to 40 years, sa...

The age limit for the Healthcare Protection Scheme for low-income B40 group ’s recipients has been reduced from 50 to 40 years, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly AhmadHe said the decision was made at the recent post-cabinet meeting, to enable more people especially from the low-income group to take up the health screening facility and get treatment early.

“We still have a considerable amount of allocation to spend before receiving the new provision, causing us to reduce the age limit so that more people can enjoy it without any financial implications,” he told a press conference here today. Asked if the government intended to compel those at certain age limit to undergo the B40 health screening, Dr Dzulkefly said thus far the government had taken initiatives by working with related parties including the media to spread awareness on the programme’s benefits.

 

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