THE number of people who used Medisave to cover part of their treatment for chronic illnesses has jumped five times in the last two years.
A study by the Ministry of Health had put the number of people on the Chronic Disease Management Programme at 98,901 at the end of last year, up from 20,092 at the end of 2006.
Their digging into their Medisave funds has done good: They registered overall improvements in their cholesterol, blood pressure and diabetes readings.
