KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 — The mySalam social health protection scheme, administered by the Finance Ministry (MOF), has benefited 1.88 million Malaysians, with total claims paid amounting to RM1.423 billion as of December 31 last year.
Communications Minister Datuk Fahmi Fadzil said the programme, which was launched in 2019 with an allocation of RM2.37 billion, provides coverage to Sumbangan Tunai Rahmah (STR) recipients and their spouses up to the age of 65.
Fahmi, who is also Madani Government spokesperson, said eligible recipients are entitled to three key benefits: a hospitalisation allowance of RM50 per day for up to 14 days, or RM700 annually, a one-off payment of up to RM8,000 for 50 critical illnesses, and claims of up to RM30,000 for medical devices.
“For the hospitalisation benefit, 1.294 million recipients have received assistance amounting to RM394.87 million,” he told a weekly press conference here today.
He said 89,085 recipients had benefited from the critical illness assistance, with total payouts reaching RM712.68 million, while RM65.257 million had been disbursed to 13,128 recipients under the medical device benefit.
Fahmi said the scheme’s performance was presented at today’s Cabinet meeting.
In a separate development, he said the Cabinet discussed applications from the restaurant and construction sectors for foreign workers.
He said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had instructed ministries including the Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Ministry, Plantation and Commodities Ministry, and Works Ministry, to obtain detailed information from their respective industries before the matter is reviewed at a future Cabinet meeting.
