PETALING JAYA: The National B40 Protection Scheme will officially commence on Jan 1, 2019, and will cover 36 critical illnesses including AIDS, Alzheimer's, blindness, cancer and heart attack. Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng (pic) said that the scheme, with an initial fund size of RM2bil as announced in Budget 2019, would benefit some 4.1 million B40 households. It will provide free medical coverage for five years to the targeted recipients against 36 critical illnesses. Lim added that the scheme's registration and customer support services will be in operation from March 1, 2019, and can be done electronically. Further information on the mechanism and implementation of the Scheme will be disclosed when it is officially launched in early 2019.

Source: The Star December 28, 2018 08:26 UTC