The Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) was set up in 2000 by the Ministry of Health (MOH) to provide subsidies for medical and dental care.
The Community Health Assist Scheme (CHAS) provides all Singapore Citizens, including Pioneer Generation (PG) and Merdeka Generation (MG) cardholders, with subsidies for medical and/or dental care at participating General Practitioner (GP) and dental clinics.
For individuals with chronic conditions, CHAS works alongside the Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP), which allows MediSave to be used for outpatient treatment of the same chronic conditions covered under CHAS. This means patients not only benefit from CHAS subsidies for chronic disease management but can also use their MediSave to offset part of their treatment costs.
Additionally, those receiving treatment for chronic conditions at CHAS GP clinics can access subsidized healthcare services such as Diabetic Foot Screening (DFS), Diabetic Retinal Photography (DRP), and nurse counseling at Community Health Centres (CHCs) and Primary Care Network (PCN) clinics.
Find Our ClinicSingapore Citizens Can Receive Subsidies at Healthway Medical CHAS GP Clinics
Our patients can take full advantage of various government programmes and schemes designed to make healthcare more accessible and affordable, ensuring they receive the support they need for their well-being.
Subsidies for health screenings under Screen for Life (SFL)
Healthway Medical CHAS GP clinics are participating providers in the Screen for Life (SFL) programme by the Health Promotion Board Singapore. The purpose of this programme is to encourage Singaporeans to go for regular health screenings. Under this programme, eligible Singaporeans can go for subsidised screenings at Healthway Medical CHAS GP clinics.
Call your nearest Healthway Medical GP clinic to learn more and find out which health screening tests are suitable for you.
FAQ
The colour of a CHAS card determines the level of subsidies a cardholder is eligible for, which falls under the CHAS Blue, Orange, or Green tiers. Additionally, seniors from the Pioneer Generation (PG) and Merdeka Generation (MG) receive special subsidies when visiting CHAS clinics.
The amount payable by cardholders depends on the clinic's charges after deducting the applicable CHAS subsidy. Fees may differ based on the patient's condition and the clinic's pricing structure. Patients are encouraged to check with CHAS clinics regarding claim limits and estimated out-of-pocket costs before seeking treatment.
Learn more about the enhanced CHAS subsidies here
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The CHAS scheme is a government initiative that was launched to help lower-income Singaporeans and seniors pay for their medical bills.
All Singapore citizens are eligible to apply for this card, but applicants will have to meet certain criteria.
In order to qualify for the CHAS scheme, Singaporeans must be assessed according to their household monthly income per person or the Annual Value (AV) of one’s home, as shown in the table above. Learn more about the enhanced CHAS subsidies here
CHAS subsidies can be used to alleviate the medical costs of common illnesses, selected chronic conditions, as well as selected dental services.
Common illnesses are acute conditions that can be cured with medication and rest. They include short-term or minor health problems that do not require long-term care. On the other hand, chronic diseases are progressive conditions that require long-term treatment and medication.
Common Illnesses
Common illnesses are episodic acute conditions that can usually be resolved without long-term follow-up.
- Abdominal pain
- Cough, cold, flu
- Diarrhoea
- Fever
- Headache
- Skin infection and rashes
- Sore eyes
- Urinary tract infection
(List is not exhaustive)
Chronic Conditions
Chronic conditions are medical conditions that are generally progressive and require long-term care and medication. There are 23 chronic conditions covered under CHAS. They are:
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Anxiety+
- Asthma
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Bipolar Disorder+
- Chronic Hepatitis B
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Dementia
- Diabetes Mellitus (DM) (including Pre-Diabetes)
- Epilepsy
- Gout
- Hypertension (High blood pressure)
- Ischaemic Heart Disease
- Lipid Disorders (e.g. High cholesterol)
- Major Depression+
- Nephritis/Nephrosis (Chronic Kidney Disease)
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Parkinson's Disease
- Psoriasis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Schizophrenia+
- Stroke
+ Only claimable at selected clinics in Singapore.
Learn more about Conditions & Services covered under CHAS here.
All Healthway Medical GP clinics are participating CHAS clinics. Locate your nearest Healthway Medical CHAS GP clinic here.
MediSave can be used to co-pay the remaining bill after deducting CHAS subsidies.
After deducting CHAS subsidies, you will need to co-pay 15% of the remaining medical fees in cash, while the rest of the payment can be claimed from MediSave.
Patients can use their own or their immediate family members’ MediSave accounts, up to the withdrawal limit of $500 per account per year for outpatient treatment of chronic conditions.
MEDISAVE
MediSave is a national savings scheme that helps Singaporeans set aside part of their income to pay for medical expenses, including hospital stays, day surgeries, and certain outpatient treatments—for both themselves and their approved dependents. It also ensures they have funds for healthcare needs later in life.
To make sure there’s enough saved for essential medical care in the long run, there are limits on how much can be withdrawn. These limits are generally enough to cover most costs for treatments in subsidised inpatient wards and outpatient services.
- MediSave500 or MediSave700
From 1 Jan 2021, patients with complex chronic conditions will be able to use up to $700 per patient annually, while other patients will be able to use up to $500 per patient annually for selected outpatient treatments under Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP), recommended vaccinations under the National Adult Immunisation Schedule (NAIS), National Childhood Immunisation Schedule (NCIS), mammogram screenings for women aged 50 and above and approved neonatal screening tests.
- Flexi-MediSave
Patients aged 60 and above can further reduce their out-of-pocket costs for outpatient medical care through Flexi-Medisave. Each patient will be able to use up to $300 of Medisave a year for outpatient treatment at all Healthway Medical GP clinics, all of which are CHAS-accredited.
Outpatient medical treatment payments can be withdrawn from your own or your spouse’s MediSave account, capped at $300 a year for each patient. In order to tap on your spouse’s MediSave Account, both your spouse and yourself have to be 60 years old and above.
Flexi-MediSave can be used in conjunction with other outpatient MediSave limits, such as the MediSave500/700 limit.
All Healthway Medical GP clinics are Medisave-accredited.
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