The Government's "Elderly Health Care Voucher Reward Scheme" will be launched on November 13 for a period of three years. Eligible elders who have used $1,000 or more health care vouchers for specific primary health care services in the same year will automatically be issued $500 reward vouchers, and this article organizes the information of the scheme. Eligibility: Elderly people are required to use $1,000 or more of health care vouchers in the same year for specific primary health care services, such as disease prevention and health care management, and will automatically be issued $500 bonus health care vouchers. Specific primary care services are as follows: 1️⃣ Disease prevention, follow-up or monitoring services for chronic diseases provided by Chinese and Western medicine practitioners and dentists participating in the health care voucher scheme, such as health assessments, medical check-ups, screenings, vaccinations, management of chronic diseases, dental check-ups, cleanings, extractions, fillings, and so on.
2️⃣ Chronic Disease Management Pilot Program (CDMP) hypertension and diabetes screening, and treatment phase services.
3️⃣ Individualized services and community rehabilitation programmes at district health centers or district health posts
4️⃣ Outpatient services for disease prevention, follow-up or monitoring of chronic diseases at the 11 designated clinics of the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital (HKU-SZH) and its health service centers Scope of use of the rewards: The rewards can only be used for the four specific services mentioned in the title above, excluding optometric services. Expiry date of the rewards: Each year's rewards are valid until December 31 of the following year, after which they will be forfeited. Unused rewards cannot be accumulated and the amount accumulated in the following year will be recalculated. The rewards will not be counted towards the $8,000 voucher accumulation limit. Other FAQ: 1️⃣ Can I use the rewards immediately? A: The rewards can be used the next time you receive a specific service. The system will automatically deduct the rewards (if any) before deducting the remaining balance in your voucher account. 2️⃣ How many times can I receive rewards each year? A: One time, the total amount of vouchers for eligible elderly is $2500 for the year. 3️⃣ Can I share my rewards with my spouse?
A: No. 4️⃣ If I use my spouse's vouchers to pay for my healthcare, which spouse will receive the rewards? A: If the elderly person's voucher account has been depleted and the spouse's vouchers are used to pay for specific primary healthcare services, the utilization will be credited to the accumulated amount of the elderly person (i.e. the recipient of the service, not his/her spouse) for the specific primary healthcare purpose. 5️⃣ Will the use of rewards to pay for services be counted as the cumulative amount of rewards received? A: No, it will not. That is to say, if you are awarded in this year and want to receive the reward in the next year, you need to use $1,500 worth of services and pay with $1,000 health care vouchers and $500 rewards. Health Care Voucher Program Enquiry Hotline:
2838 2311 Health Care Voucher Balance Enquiry Hotline:
2838 0511
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