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SINGAPORE: The expected increase in MediShield Life premiums and the recent theft of grocery vouchers from the 2020 Budget will be discussed when Parliament meets on Monday (November 2).
Several MPs submitted questions about MediShield Life, and GRC West Coast MP Foo Mee Har and Bukit Panjang MP Liang Eng Hwa asked the reasons for increasing premiums.
The Aljunied GRC Workers’ Party (WP) deputy asked if the full actuarial report for the current MediShield Life scheme and the proposed revisions, including the actuarial assumptions used, may be available.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) announced last month that MediShield Life premiums may increase by as much as 35 percent for some in the next few years, as the MediShield Life Council seeks to improve the benefits of the national health insurance plan. Singapore health.
As part of the first major overhaul of the scheme since it was launched in 2015, several recommendations were made, including increasing the claims limit per policy year and introducing higher claim limits for daily ward and treatment charges. .
READ: Singaporeans to Receive COVID-19 Subsidy to Offset Proposed Increase in MediShield Life Premiums
On the recent theft of Budget 2020 grocery coupons from mailboxes, Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Saktiandi Supaat asked if the government has explored other ways to distribute the coupons, such as using PayNow.
Mountbatten MP Lim Biow Chuan asked why the coupons were mailed and whether the government has conducted any assessment on the risk of loss or theft of the coupons.
READ: Man and woman accused of stealing grocery coupons from Tampines mailboxes
Other topics on the agenda include sexual misconduct on campus.
Sengkang GRC WP deputy He Ting Ru asked how the Ministry of Education is monitoring higher education institutes on their progress in tackling cases of sexual misconduct, and whether the ministry will consider regular reports on such incidents in The Campus.
Three bills will be tabled in Parliament, including amendments to the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) bill.
Five bills are available for a second reading,
These include the Personal Data Protection Bill (Amendment), which sets out ways to strengthen data protection and compliance.
