Subsidy Level &
Co-Payment
Subsidy & Co-payment 
| Service Provider | Service Content | Government Subsidy | Scheme Participant Co-payment Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Doctor | Screening Consultation | $196 (one-off) | $120 or less (one-off) as determined by Family Doctor |
| Treatment Consultation | $166 (per subsidised consultation) | Co-payment fee per visit as determined by the Family Doctor upon enrolment in
the Scheme (the Government recommended co-payment fee is $150) |
|
| Drug | For each Scheme Participant who is provided with drugs for chronic diseases included in the list of Specified Drugs during the quarter, the Family Doctor can receive a quarterly subsidy of $105 per Scheme Participant | No additional co-payment fee for drugs under the list of Specified Drugs and/or up to 3 days of drugs for episodic illnesses | |
| Medical Laboratory | Investigations in Screening Phase | Full subsidy | No additional co-payment fee |
| Investigations in Treatment Phase | Partial subsidy per investigation item | Co-payment fee per item | |
| Nurse Clinic and Allied Health Services | Dedicated Nurse Clinic under District Health Network | Partial subsidy per subsidised visit | $80 (per visit) |
| Dedicated Allied Health Services under District Health Network | Partial subsidy per subsidised visit |
Optometrist/Physiotherapist :
$150 (per visit)
Dietitian/Podiatrist :
$380 (per visit) |
|
| DHC/DHCE | Health management group activities | Full subsidy | No additional co-payment fee |
Note:
- Subject to mutual agreement, Family Doctor may charge the Scheme Participant for services outside the service scope of the Scheme
- Under the bi-directional referral mechanism, each attendance of one-off Medicine specialist consultation provided by HA is charged at a standardised fee of $135. In the event that drug prescription is required, a charge of $15 will be applied per prescribed drug item. The arrangement also applies to Scheme Participants who are HA staff or civil service eligible persons.
Medical fee waiver is not applicable to the Scheme (including
one-off Medicine specialist consultation provided by HA under the bi-directional referral
mechanism)