mySalam: A wholesome healthcare scheme for the B40, M40
KLANG: The one-off payment of RM8,000 under mySalam, a national health protection scheme, for critical illnesses has provided a lifeline for Rosshiella Roslan to look after her husband who suffered a stroke.
Rosshiella, 35, said her husband Mohamad Firdaus Mohd Noor, 35, suffered a stroke in 2018 and they were making frequent trips to the Tengku Ampuan Rahimah Hospital (HTAR) Klang here for treatment.
“Under this scheme, I have made a claim last year and it has helped us a bit with the hospital expenses.
“However, today I knew a stroke patient can claim one-off payment of RM8,000, so I am very grateful as the money can help cover my husband’s medical expenses,” she told Bernama when met at HTAR here.
She said the government’s initiative to create this scheme has alleviated the burden of the low-income group (B40), as they were not only having to incur the high cost of living but also had to deal with various medical costs.
Sharing Rosshiella’s sentiment was Zulradi Abdul Rahim, 34, a civil servant, said the scheme reflected the deep concern of the country’s administration on issues related to people’s health.
“This scheme is the government’s way of helping low-income people to obtain the best medical treatment possible,” he said when met at mySalam kiosk at HTAR here.
Asked about his visit to the kiosk, Zulradi said he wanted to find out more about the one-off payment of RM8,000 which he hoped he would be eligible to claim, following a brain surgery he went through due to an accident recently.
Meanwhile, a staff at the kiosk, said he received applications and inquiries about the scheme from nearly 100 hospital visitors daily.
“For the past few days, we have received inquiries about mySalam scheme which is also open to middle-income group (M40s). We are available from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.
“In addition to managing inquiries and registrations, we also help patients with the process of making claims,” he said.
The MySalam scheme, launched on Jan 24 last year, is a national insurance protection scheme for the low-income group by providing a one-off payment of RM8,000 to those diagnosed with one of the 36 critical illnesses including cancer, heart attack and Alzheimer’s.
A RM50 daily hospital allowance for a maximum of 14 days or RM700 per year is also offered to those covered under the scheme.
On Feb 11, the government improved the scheme by covering nine more critical illnesses including polio, making it 45 illnesses against 36 as previously announced, effective Jan 1 this year.
The scheme is also extended to M40 group with an annual gross income of RM100,000 and below.
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