SINGAPORE: The
government has completed a review of medical and dental benefits for
civil servants and will enhance them from 1 April.
Making the
announcement during the Committee of Supply debate for the Prime
Minister's Office, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the
Civil Service, Teo Chee Hean said the civil service will revise its
medical and dental subsidy caps to keep up with market practices.
Currently,
an officer who visits a private clinic can claim up to 85 per cent of
the medical bill, subject to a cap of S$10 per visit.
This cap for the reimbursable amount will be increased to S$20 a visit.
This is comparable to the average amount the civil service subsidises an officer for outpatient treatment at a polyclinic.
Mr
Teo added that civil servants can currently claim up to S$350 per year
for their outpatient expenses and any unutilised balance of the S$350 is
credited to the officer's Medisave account.
The Public Service Division recognises that some officers may need more than S$350 for their outpatient medical needs.
So, the government will raise the annual claim limit to S$500.
But, the additional S$150 will be given only on a reimbursement basis.
Turning to dental claims, the subsidy per visit will go up from the current 50 per cent to 85 per cent.
Mr Teo said the enhanced medical and dental benefits will also apply to re-employed officers and statutory board employees.
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does that mean $8 bypass will now cost even less?