MediSave
E805990
MediSave is Singapore’s compulsory national medical savings scheme that allows individuals to set aside part of their income to pay for their own and approved dependants’ healthcare expenses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MediSave canonical | 3 |
| CPF MediSave Account | 1 |
| Singapore healthcare financing system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9528230 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MediSave Context triple: [Ministry of Health (Singapore), appliesPolicy, MediSave]
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A.
HSA
HSA is a common abbreviation for the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the U.S. law that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized federal efforts related to national security and terrorism.
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B.
National Health Insurance Fund
The National Health Insurance Fund is a public health financing body that collects and manages insurance contributions to pay for citizens’ medical services and support healthcare-related initiatives.
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C.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Tan Tock Seng Hospital is one of Singapore’s largest and oldest public hospitals, renowned for its role in infectious disease management and as a major teaching and research institution.
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D.
Sri Temasek
Sri Temasek is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Singapore, located within the grounds of the Istana.
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E.
Changi General Hospital
Changi General Hospital is a major public acute care hospital in eastern Singapore known for providing comprehensive medical services and serving as a key clinical training and research site.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MediSave Target entity description: MediSave is Singapore’s compulsory national medical savings scheme that allows individuals to set aside part of their income to pay for their own and approved dependants’ healthcare expenses.
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A.
HSA
HSA is a common abbreviation for the Homeland Security Act of 2002, the U.S. law that created the Department of Homeland Security and reorganized federal efforts related to national security and terrorism.
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B.
National Health Insurance Fund
The National Health Insurance Fund is a public health financing body that collects and manages insurance contributions to pay for citizens’ medical services and support healthcare-related initiatives.
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C.
Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Tan Tock Seng Hospital is one of Singapore’s largest and oldest public hospitals, renowned for its role in infectious disease management and as a major teaching and research institution.
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D.
Sri Temasek
Sri Temasek is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Singapore, located within the grounds of the Istana.
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E.
Changi General Hospital
Changi General Hospital is a major public acute care hospital in eastern Singapore known for providing comprehensive medical services and serving as a key clinical training and research site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medical savings scheme
ⓘ
national healthcare financing scheme ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Central Provident Fund Board
ⓘ
Ministry of Health Singapore ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Permanent Residents of Singapore
ⓘ
Singapore Citizens ⓘ |
| canPayFor |
account holder’s healthcare expenses
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approved dependants’ healthcare expenses ⓘ children’s healthcare expenses ⓘ grandparents’ healthcare expenses ⓘ parents’ healthcare expenses ⓘ spouse’s healthcare expenses ⓘ |
| contributionMechanism |
credited into individual MediSave Account
ⓘ
percentage of monthly wages ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
employee contributions
ⓘ
employer contributions ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
CPF MediSave Account
ⓘ
linked to:
MediSave
|
| hasFeature |
account balance cap (Basic Healthcare Sum)
ⓘ
annual withdrawal limits ⓘ procedure-specific withdrawal limits ⓘ |
| hasType |
compulsory scheme
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individual medical savings account ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Government of Singapore ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| languageVariant | 公积金保健储蓄计划 ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Central Provident Fund Act (Singapore) ⓘ |
| linkedScheme |
CareShield Life
ⓘ
Integrated Shield Plans ⓘ MediFund ⓘ MediShield Life ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Provident Fund system ⓘ |
| purpose |
encourage savings for medical needs
ⓘ
pay for healthcare expenses ⓘ reduce out-of-pocket medical payments ⓘ |
| region | Singapore ⓘ |
| sector | healthcare financing ⓘ |
| startDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ElderShield or CareShield Life premiums subject to limits
ⓘ
Integrated Shield Plan premiums subject to limits ⓘ MediShield Life premiums ⓘ approved long-term care schemes subject to limits ⓘ certain outpatient treatments ⓘ chronic disease management under approved schemes ⓘ day surgery expenses ⓘ hospitalisation expenses ⓘ selected vaccinations and screenings ⓘ |
| website | https://www.cpf.gov.sg/member/account-services/medisave ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MediSave Description of subject: MediSave is Singapore’s compulsory national medical savings scheme that allows individuals to set aside part of their income to pay for their own and approved dependants’ healthcare expenses.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.