What are the new outpatient treatments that will be covered by MediShield Life?
MediShield Life has expanded coverage to more outpatient treatments to support the shift in healthcare delivery from hospitals to outpatient and home settings.
For instance, MediShield Life will cover Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy which enables patients to receive antibiotic treatment intravenously in the outpatient setting, thereby avoiding prolonged hospital stays.
Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service will also be covered to provide patients with breathing insufficiency mechanical assisted ventilation in the comfort of their own home.
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Type of New Treatments |
MediShield Life Claim Limits | |
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Outpatient
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Home Ventilation and Respiratory Support Service (HVRSS) |
$840 per month |
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Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) |
$780 per treatment session | |
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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) |
$120 per day | |
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Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT) |
$90 per day | |
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Paediatric Home Care (PHC) |
$420 per month | |
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Pasteurised Donated Human Milk (PDHM) |
$85 per day | |
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Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) |
$120 per treatment session | |
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High-Cost Treatments |
Cell, Tissue and Gene Therapy Product (CTGTP) |
Refer to MOH’s website for treatment-specific limits |
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Other high-cost drug treatments |
$800 to $7,400 per month | |
This information is sourced from CPF
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