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Budget debate: Flexi-MediSave rules to be eased to allow seniors to withdraw up to $300 for outpatient treatment

SINGAPORE - Annual withdrawal limits for the Flexi-MediSave scheme, which aims to help seniors pay less for healthcare out of pocket, will be raised from $200 to $300 starting June 1, 2021. This will support elderly patients seeking outpatient treatment, said Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon at the debate on his ministry s budget. Introduced in 2015, the scheme allows patients aged 60 and above to tap their own or their spouse s Medisave funds to pay for outpatient expenses at polyclinics, specialist outpatient clinics and GP clinics under the Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS). In recent years, some members of the public have called for an increase in the withdrawal limits, saying the current amount is insufficient for seniors with chronic conditions that require multiple treatments.

Public healthcare staff in S'pore to get 3-14% increase in base salaries within next 2 years

The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced during the Committee of Supply (COS) debates in Parliament on Friday (Mar. 5) that the ministry will be taking steps to invest in building a future-ready healthcare workforce. One of these steps is to increase the salaries of staff working in the public healthcare sector and in publicly-funded community care organisations. Base salary increase by 3% to 14% for public healthcare sector The monthly base salaries of nurses, allied health professionals (AHPs), pharmacists, and administrative and ancillary staff will be raised starting from July 2021, Senior Minister of State for Health Koh Poh Koon announced on Friday. MOH highlighted in a media briefing that the salary adjustments are not to recognise the healthcare workers efforts in fighting Covid-19, as those have been recognised many times.

Salary increase of up to 14% for nurses in public healthcare sector

Salary increase of up to 14% for nurses in public healthcare sector Toggle share menu Advertisement Salary increase of up to 14% for nurses in public healthcare sector Other workers in the sector like allied health professionals and pharmacists will receive an increase of 3% to 7% in their monthly base salaries. Healthcare workers dressed in personal protective equipment prepare to collect nasal swab samples from migrant workers for testing at a foreign workers dormitory in Singapore on Apr 27, 2020. (File photo: AFP/Roslan Rahman) 05 Mar 2021 05:51PM) Share this content Bookmark SINGAPORE: Nurses in the public healthcare sector will receive an increase of 5 to 14 per cent in their monthly base salaries from July.

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Inflow of migrant workers crucial to support key sectors

The Straits Times Inflow of migrant workers crucial to support key sectors Rather than close borders, S pore must manage virus risks of such arriving travellers: Koh Poh Koon https://str.sg/JHY3 They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months. Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/month for the first 3 months.