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🇸🇬 Singapore1 recorded versionLast change 12 Aug 2026
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The enhanced Primary Care Plan (PCP) will bring clinics closer to migrant workers (most within 2km), provide a standardised co-payment of $5 per consultation for both physical clinic consultations and telemedicine services, and introduce revised annual capitation rates ranging from $97 to $113 per worker per year. Four Anchor Operators (AOs) have been appointed for five years from 1 April 2027 to deliver the enhanced PCP. The six PCP geographical zones will be consolidated into four larger zones. A new PCP Enrolment Portal will be introduced for employers from 1 April 2027, and Anchor Operators will enhance appointment booking systems for migrant workers.

Overview

Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced an enhanced Primary Care Plan (PCP) for migrant workers, effective 1 April 2027. New Anchor Operators have been appointed to improve healthcare accessibility, standardise co-payment to $5 per consultation, and ensure annual capitation rates for employers are maintained or lowered. This initiative builds on the existing PCP framework to strengthen service delivery and keep costs affordable.

Who is affected by the latest change

  • Migrant workers who use Singapore's Primary Care Plan
  • Employers of migrant workers who qualify for the plan
  • Main operators, called PCP Anchor Operators, and healthcare providers who take part

What changed in the latest version

Before

The Primary Care Plan (PCP) started in 2022. It gave migrant workers affordable and easy-to-use basic healthcare. Employers paid a yearly fee, called a capitation fee, to main operators, called Anchor Operators (AOs). Migrant workers paid a co-payment of $5 for visits to a clinic. They paid $2 for video calls with a doctor (telemedicine). The yearly capitation fees were $108 to $138 for each worker per year. The PCP was managed across six service areas, called geographical zones.

After

The improved Primary Care Plan (PCP) will mean clinics are closer to migrant workers. Most clinics will be within 2 kilometres. Workers will pay a standard co-payment of $5 for each visit to a clinic and for video calls with a doctor (telemedicine). New yearly fees, called capitation rates, will be $97 to $113 for each worker per year. Four main operators, called Anchor Operators (AOs), have been chosen to provide the improved PCP for five years, starting on 1 April 2027. The six service areas, called PCP geographical zones, will combine into four larger zones. A new online system, called the PCP Enrolment Portal, will be available for employers from 1 April 2027. Anchor Operators will also improve the systems for migrant workers to book appointments.

These changes mean that almost all employers of migrant workers will pay less or the same for their yearly PCP fees. This could lower their business costs. Migrant workers will pay more for video calls with a doctor (telemedicine). However, clinics will be easier to reach, with most within 2 kilometres. New appointment booking systems should also mean less waiting time. Employers will also find it simpler to enrol workers through a new central online system. This will make current, more complicated processes with different main operators easier. These changes aim to make basic healthcare more affordable for employers. They also aim to make it easier and more convenient for migrant workers.

Explained simply

Imagine you have a health insurance plan for your employees. Singapore's government has updated the healthcare plan for migrant workers, making it better and often cheaper. From 1 April 2027, instead of paying different amounts for doctor visits and video calls with a doctor, workers will always pay just S$5. Employers will also pay less each year for this healthcare, or at least the same amount. The clinics will also be closer to where workers live, making it easier for them to see a doctor when they're feeling unwell, and employers will get a new online system to manage everything easily.

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Version history

  1. v1Effective 1 Apr 2027AnnouncementHigh impact
    Enhanced Primary Care Plan brings healthcare closer to migrant workers while lowering or maintaining costs for almost all employers

    The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) in Singapore has improved the Primary Care Plan (PCP) for migrant workers. These changes start on 1 April 2027. Employers will pay new annual fees, called capitation rates. These rates will be $97 to $113 for each worker per year. These are generally lower than the old rates, which were $108 to $138. Migrant workers will pay $5 for each visit to a clinic or for a video call with a doctor (telemedicine). This means the telemedicine co-payment will increase from $2. The number of service areas, called geographical zones, will reduce from six to four. Employers will also use a new online system, the PCP Enrolment Portal.

Timeline

  1. Takes effect

    1 Apr 2027

    The enhanced PCP will be delivered by four appointed Anchor Operators (AOs) from 1 April 2027. The revised annual capitation rates for employers will range from $97 to $113 per worker per year. Co-payments for both physical clinic consultations and telemedicine services will be standardised at $5 per consultation. Most workers will have access to a PCP clinic within 2km of where they live. A new P

  2. Announced

    6 Aug 2026

    Singapore's Ministry of Manpower (MOM) announced an enhanced Primary Care Plan (PCP) for migrant workers, effective 1 April 2027. New Anchor Operators have been appointed to improve healthcare accessibility, standardise co-payment to $5 per consultation, and ensure annual capitation rates for employers are maintained or lowered. This initiative builds on the existing PCP framework to strengthen s

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