{"id":11268,"date":"2024-04-22T16:48:33","date_gmt":"2024-04-22T08:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicare-asia.com\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2024-11-14T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T10:00:15","slug":"all-about-medifund-and-its-benefits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/all-about-medifund-and-its-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"All about Medifund and its benefits"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"11268\" class=\"elementor elementor-11268\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ea2e269 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ea2e269\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d7865d\" data-id=\"7d7865d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cc47ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cc47ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">MediFund is an endowment fund set up by the Government. It provides a safety net for patients who face financial difficulties with their remaining bills after receiving Government subsidies and drawing on other means of payment including MediShield Life, MediSave and cash.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">MediFund Silver and MediFund Junior are carved out from MediFund to provide more targeted assistance for the needy elderly and the young respectively.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">As an endowment fund, interest income generated from the capital sum are allocated to approved healthcare institutions , for them to assist with the medical bill payments of needy patients.<\/span><\/p><div>It was set up in April 1993 with an initial capital of $200 million, but the government injects a capital sum into the fund from time to time, e.g. when budget surpluses are available. The interest income generated from the capital sum is used to provide financial assistance for healthcare bills.<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>To provide more targeted assistance to the disadvantaged elderly and the young, MediFund Silver and MediFund Junior were introduced in 2007 and 2013 respectively. MediFund has also been extended to cover more healthcare services, such as primary care at polyclinics, dental services, antenatal and delivery services over the years<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d00c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09d00c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Who Is Eligible<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10fcc3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10fcc3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component-content\"><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">To apply for MediFund assistance, you must:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">be a Singapore citizen;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">be a subsidised patient;<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">have received or require treatment from a Medi Fund-approved institution<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">and having difficulties paying for your healthcare bills after Government subsidies and other means including MediShield Life, MediSave, and cash.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Your application will be assessed holistically, taking into consideration you and your family\u2019s financial, health and social circumstances.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717991b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"717991b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">What Are The Benefits?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04300dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04300dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">Every MediFund-approved institution has an independent MediFund Committee to consider and approve applications, and decide on the appropriate quantum of assistance to provide. The actual amount of assistance you receive depends on you and your family members&#8217; financial , health and social circumstances, as well as the size of the medical bill incurred.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdda54a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bdda54a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">How Can I Apply?<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2276a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e2276a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">You or your family can approach the Medical Social Workers at the MediFund-approved institution at which you had treatment. In addition to MediFund, they will also be able to explore other possible financing means with you.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e4e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2e4e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reference: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.moh.gov.sg\/managing-expenses\/schemes-and-subsidies\/medifund\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry Of Health, <\/span><\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthhub.sg\/a-z\/costs-and-financing\/medifund#:~:text=MediFund%20is%20a%20safety%20net,IPs)%2C%20MediSave%20and%20cash.\">Healthhub<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5ca179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e5ca179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 24-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a44b9e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a44b9e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">Related Articles<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-262dc68 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"262dc68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/guide-to-community-health-assist-scheme-chas-in-singapore\/\">How medisave can help with your healthcare expenses<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/medishield-life-by-central-provident-fund-cpf\/\">Medishield Life by CPF<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/guide-to-community-health-assist-scheme-chas-in-singapore\/\">Guide to the Community Health Assistant Scheme<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicare-asia.com\/en\/how-to-onboard-healthier-sg-for-gp-clinics\/\"> Clinics<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MediFund is an endowment fund set up by the Government. 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