The use of Medisave will be significantly expanded to help people meet their outpatient treatment needs.
First, the $30 deductible each time patients use their Medisave to pay for outpatient treatments will be scrapped. This will take effect from July.
Patients will also be able to draw up to $300 a year should patients need scans for non-cancer diagnosis. Currently, Medisave only covers scans for cancer. This change will take effect early next year.
Another change will allow older people to draw more than the current $400 a year per Medisave account for outpatient treatment. This flexi-Medisave use gives them an extra $200 a year and will start in the first half of next year.