💰 Budget & Funding · 2026-03
MOH Committee of Supply 2026 — Healthcare AI & MediSave Reform
Deployment of the ACE-AI prediction tool, BRCA1/2 genetic testing subsidies, MediShield Life coverage for preventive surgery, and increased MediSave limits.
In the March 2026 Committee of Supply debate, Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung announced that Singapore has formally become a super-aged society (population aged 65+ exceeds 21%). Core measures: (1) ACE-AI, a prediction tool developed by national health tech agency Synapxe, forecasts 3-year risk of diabetes and hyperlipidaemia. Patients with >75% risk move from triennial to annual screening, with rollout in early 2027 to all roughly 1,100 Healthier SG clinics, following the principle of "AI augmentation, not AI decision-making" with clinicians remaining in the loop. (2) BRCA1/2 genetic testing receives subsidies of up to 70% from December 2026, with 2,000+ eligible people each year. (3) MediShield Life coverage expands to include preventive mastectomy (Q3 2026) and risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (Q4 2026). (4) MediSave chronic and preventive care limits rise from 500/700 to 700/1000 (effective January 2027), benefiting 910,000+ patients.