We know that cancer treatment costs can be worrying for you and your families. Here, we help you to understand how to maximise your financial resources to obtain the best level of cancer care and support.
If you are currently employed, your company’s Human Resource Department will be able to provide you information on your medical benefits and/ or medical insurance coverage under your company’s group health insurance plan. If your health insurance plan is one of the below mentioned, you may be entitled for cashless service at our clinic. A referral letter from your general practitioner (GP) may also be required for your initial visit to us.
The various health insurance plans include the following:
Shenton Insurance
Parkway Shenton Insurance
AIA Mediguard (selected corporate companies
Cigna iXchange
NTUC i-MediCare (selected corporate companies)
Etc
An account holder may use his Medisave to pay for the hospitalisation and certain outpatient expenses incurred at any hospital in Singapore. He may use his Medisave savings for himself and as well as his immediate family members.
Types Of Outpatient Treatment Under Medisave
| Types of Outpatient Scans & Treatment | Withdrawal Limit |
| Radiotherapy | |
| External Beam Radiotherapy | S$80 per treatment |
| Brachytherapy with external radiotherapy | S$300 per treatment |
| Brachytherapy without external radiotherapy | S$360 per treatment |
| Superficial X- Ray | S$30 per treatment |
| Stereotactic Radiotherapy | S$2,800 per treatment |
| Stereotactic Radiosurgery | S$7,500 per treatment and S$300 per day for daily hospital charge |
| Chemotherapy | S$1,200 per month |
| MRI scans, CT scans and other diagnostic scans | $600 per year per patient |
MediShield Life is an individual catastrophic medical insurance designed to help Singaporeans and Permanent Residents pay part of the large hospitalisation bills for treatment as well as certain outpatient treatment expenses such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The monthly or annual premiums are paid from one’s Medisave account.
Types Of Outpatient Treatment Under MediShield Life
| Types of Outpatient Scans & Treatment | Claim Limit |
| External Beam Radiotherapy | S$300 per treatment |
| Brachytherapy | S$500 per treatment |
| Superficial X-Ray | S$140 per treatment |
| Stereotactic Radiotherapy/Radiosurgery | S$1,800 per treatment |
| Chemotherapy | S$3,000 per month |
If you had purchased an Integrated Shield Plan from an approved private insurer, there will be a higher coverage for your cancer treatment expenses. This is because the enhanced plan is integrated with MediShield Life and provides protection on top of what MediShield Life covers. Please approach your insurer to verify the withdrawal limit for your Integrated Shield Plan. Withdrawal limit is dependent on the type of Integrated Shield Plan.
TYPE OF INTEGRATED SHIELD PLAN APPROVED PRIVATE INSURER
NTUC Income Incomeshield/ Enhanced Incomeshield
AIA HealthShield Gold
Great Eastern SupremeHealth
Aviva MyShield
Prudential PRUShield
AXA Shield
The table below displays the charges of outpatient cancer treatments of Private Integrated Shield Plan for private hospitals coverage. It is advisable that you check with your respective insurer for more information on your plan type and the exact coverage you are covered with.
| OUTPATIENT TREATMENT | NTUC INCOME INCOMESHIELD PLAN P* | NTUC INCOME ENHANCED INCOMESHI ELD | AIA HEALTHSHIELD GOLD MAX A | GREAT ESTERN SUPREME HEALTH P PLUS | PRUDENTIAL PRUSHIELD A PREMIER | AVIVA MYSHIELD PLAN 1 | AXA SHIELD PLAN A |
| Chemotherapy | $4,000/month | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged |
Radiotherapy
|
$600/session | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged |
| Stereotatic Radiotherapy | $15,600/session | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged |
| Immunotherapy | $2000/month | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged | As Charged |
If you are currently employed, your company’s Human Resource Department will be able to provide you information on your medical benefits and/ or medical insurance coverage under your company’s group health insurance plan. If your health insurance plan is one of the below mentioned, you may be entitled for cashless service at our clinic. A referral letter from your general practitioner (GP) may also be required for your initial visit to us.
If you are an expatriate and have an insurance plan that covers you globally, please contact your insurer to obtain information on your medical coverage. With a Letter of Guarantee, direct billing arrangement can be made with the
insurer.
The international insurance plans include the following:
Cigna International
BUPA International
Aetna International
International SOS
Prestige International
Vanbreda International