Great Eastern has introduced a new Integrated Shield Plan (IP) for cost-conscious customers, enabling them to save on premiums without compromising the quality of care they receive at private hospitals and specialist clinics. This is possible through specially curated partnerships with leading medical providers to deliver high-quality treatment at lower premiums.
“With healthcare costs rising in Singapore, we understand our customers’ concerns about the affordability of their health insurance,” says Great Eastern group CEO Greg Hingston. “To address this, we have created an affordable plan to provide wide enough coverage across private and public healthcare, without the need to compromise on quality of care. Whether someone is considering their first private Integrated Shield Plan or reviewing their existing coverage, this new plan offers an affordable pathway.”
This new plan, P Prime, along with its supplementary plan, offers one of the highest annual coverage limits in the market at $2.9 million, with out-of-pocket expenses for eligible bills capped at $6,500 per policy year. With this plan, customers can seek treatment at Great Eastern’s broad network of partnering medical providers, including partnering private hospitals, panel of private specialists and private day surgery centres.
Great Eastern has also enhanced its A-ward plans to provide greater support during recovery through a wider range of therapies and treatments. From Nov 1, A-ward supplementary plan coverage will include post-stroke outpatient care covering follow-up supportive treatments and therapies, and extended coverage beyond Ministry of Health’s Cell, Tissue and Gene Therapy Product List.
Combined with its supplementary plan, the enhanced A-ward plans now offer one of the highest combined annual benefit limits of $1.4million and low out-of-pocket expenses for eligible bills capped at $3,000 per policy year.
In addition to making coverage more affordable and robust, Great Eastern is also helping customers manage the complexities of medical treatment through its dedicated in-house medical concierge, thereby making healthcare simpler to navigate.
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The Great Medical Care Concierge is a complimentary service is available 24-hours seven days a week, including public holidays. It provides personalised end-to-end guidance helping customers clearly understand their options, compare costs versus what is covered by their plans, select the most suitable medical provider based on their preference and clinical condition, secures appointments on their behalf, and even reviews customers’ eligibility when providing a speedy admission and cashless discharge facility.
