in pm lee hsien loong's national day rally speech, he shared that the government will extend subsidies for medication and for patients to seek medical care at their local GPs and dentists which should come into effect early next year.

what are the changes to the current schemes?

a. primary care partnership scheme (subsidised consultants at private GPs

and dentists.

age criteria down from 65 to 40 years old.

income criteria - up from $800.00 to $1,500.00 per capita monthly

household income.

b. drug subsidies

higher cost standard drugs - increased from 50% subsidy to up to 75%

subsidy.

medication assistance fund for selected expensive drugs - raised from

up to 50% subsidy to up to 75% subsidy.

the medication assistance fund will be expanded to cover non-standard

drugs on a case-by-case basis.

c. medisave withdrawal limit for chronic outpatient treatment

to be raised from $300 to $400.

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