Yahoo! News Singapore, 18 Jul 2012The Ministry of Health (MOH) is proposing enhancing MediShield, the national health insurance scheme, to provide wider coverage for Singaporeans, from the first quarter of 2013.
This will be implemented via an auto-cover exercise, which means all newborns of Singaporeans and permanent residents will be covered from birth throughout their lifetime, unless their parents opt out from it.
The proposed coverage will cost about S$12 per year, or about S$1 per month, and a public consultation will be launched from 18 July to 15 August 15 to gather feedback. Full story
