What is the MediShield Life Council? What is the purpose of the Council?
The MediShield Life Council is an independent body set up to perform the following functions:
a. To make recommendations to the Minister for Health on policy and scheme parameters to ensure that the MediShield Life scheme provides effective protection for citizens and permanent residents of Singapore in an affordable and sustainable manner;
b. To review the administration of the MediShield Life scheme to ensure alignment with the directions of the Council; and
c. To advise the Minister for Health on matters related to the investment of the Fund, and any other matters related to the Scheme or the Fund as the Minister for Health may direct.