Minister with responsibility for Finance and Public Service Dr Ashni Singh today announced that a $10,000 universal healthcare voucher will be available to every citizen to cover basic medical tests.
The measure is included as part of the $1.382 trillion 2025 National Budget.
According to Dr. Singh, the anticipated cost of this measure will be $5B.
In 2024, the Government introduced vouchers for eye tests and spectacles for school children as well as pensioners. Those vouchers valuing $3000 for eye tests and $15,000 for spectacles valued $840 million and $966 million respectively.
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