, Singapore

Pioneer Generation to get $190m in Medisave top-ups this year

Top-ups range from $200 to $800.

About $190 million in Medisave top-ups will be disbursed to Pioneers, or those born in 1949 or older, according to a statement by the Ministry of Finance.

The amount of Pioneer Generation Medisave top-up for each Pioneer ranges from $200 to $800 annually for life.

Pioneers may use these Medisave top-ups to pay for their Medishield Life premiums and other Medisave-approved insurance plans, hospitalisation, day surgery, and certain approved outpatient treatment including renal dialysis, chemotherapy, certain chronic diseases, scans, vaccinations, screening mammograms and colonoscopies, among other approved treatments.

Year of Birth Age in 2016 Amount
Born in 1934 and earlier 82 and above $800
Born in 1935 – 1939 77 – 81 $600
Born in 1940 – 1944 72 – 76 $400
Born in 1945 – 1949 67 – 71 $200


 

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