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 $250. In the event that drug prescription is required, a fee of $20 will be charged for each drug item prescribed [4 weeks as chargeable unit (except for self-financed drugs)]. 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)