SINGAPORE – More than 54,000 people have redeemed discounts of over $1.8 million to offset their MediShield Life premiums, under a three-year pilot aimed at encouraging Singaporeans to actively adopt healthy lifestyles.
The discounts were offered from Sept 18, 2025, as part of the Ministry of Health’s (MOH) efforts to promote preventive healthcare.
According to MOH, as at Feb 28, 31 per cent of those who have redeemed premium discounts are aged 50 to 59; 28 per cent are aged 40 to 49; and 26 per cent aged 60 to 69. MOH said the take-up rate of the pilot has been encouraging.
Ms Agnes Soon, a 60-year-old homemaker, has made four redemptions since October 2025. In total, she received $126 of discounts, a significant portion of the roughly $600 premiums she last paid.
“As a homemaker, I do not have much MediSave savings, therefore I prefer to save it to earn interest and use it for visits to specialist outpatient clinics or polyclinics,” she said.
MediShield Life is the national basic health insurance plan that helps to pay for large hospital bills and certain costly outpatient treatments, such as kidney dialysis and chemotherapy for cancer.
Under MOH’s pilot, Singapore citizens and permanent residents aged 40 and above can use their Healthpoints in the Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) Healthy 365 app to redeem the premium discount.
