Enhanced healthcare plan for more affordable, accessible outpatient care for migrant workers

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) is enhancing the Primary Care Plan (PCP) to provide migrant workers with more affordable and accessible outpatient care. Starting April 1, 2027, clinics will be within a 2km radius of migrant workers' residences, reducing the need for long journeys. This enhancement is limited to migrant workers living in dormitories or employed in construction, marine shipyard, and process sectors.

Migrant workers will continue to pay $5 per consultation, while employers' annual payment rates will be revised from $108 to $138 to a range of $97 to $113 per worker annually. The improvement comes from consolidating six existing PCP zones into four larger ones, streamlining clinic operations, and aligning service hours with workers' healthcare needs.

MOM has appointed anchor operators – SATA Commhealth, St Andrew’s Mission Hospital, Healthway Medical Group, and Fullerton Health – to deliver the enhanced PCP in designated zones. The initiatives are expected to maintain affordable healthcare for employers while ensuring migrant workers have convenient access to quality care, as demonstrated by a 96% satisfaction rate from workers in the existing program.