The healthcare coverage under the B40 Health Protection Fund will be extended to cover 36 major critical illnesses instead of four as announced earlier, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng.
He said the scheme, effective Jan 1 next year, would provide protection for the bottom 40% of the population (B40) with up to 14 days of hospitalisation benefits. The free protection against the 36 critical illnesses during hospitalisation cover will be set at RM50 per day or RM700 per annum.
“We have decided to increase the number of critical illnesses, from four to 36, after a discussion with the insurance company. The application will be online. The patient needs to prove that he or she is warded and suffering from one of the critical illnesses.
“The scheme will be managed by Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), which is now preparing the website,” he told a press conference after launching a RM30,000 upgrade of a preschool building at SK Bagan Jermal here yesterday.
In Budget 2019, it was announced that the scheme would only cover four major critical illnesses.
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