Budget 2022: RM115mil for 229,000 people in B40 group affected by Covid-19


PETALING JAYA: Under the mySalam medical insurance scheme for the B40, 229,000 individuals affected by Covid-19 have received compensation with a total value of RM115mil, says the Finance Minister.

Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said the mySalam special medical insurance scheme for the B40 community has so far paid out hospitalisation and critical illness claims of more than RM180mil to 125,000 patients.

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