Act 586 Archives

5 May 2025

Letter

Deregulate Consultation Fees For GPs And Specialist Doctors — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock urges the deregulation of consultation fees for private GPs and specialists by abolishing fee caps under Act 586. Doctors can't survive on current consultation fees, relying on other sources of income like drug dispensation and procedures.

9 April 2025

Letter

Scrap Drug Price Display Ruling For Medical Clinics — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock tells MOH to scrap the drug price display mandate for private medical clinics, pointing out that there's no similar mandate for food stalls to display the cost of taugeh, sambal, or ikan bilis, or for display of a vehicle's itemised costs.

7 April 2025

Letter

Doctors’ Groups Oppose Use Of Act 723 On Medical Profession — Eight Doctors’ Associations

In a joint statement, 8 doctors' associations protest the use of Act 723 under KPDN to enforce drug price displays at private GP clinics and hospitals. "The private health care sector is the only professional services sector where Act 723 is being used."

Tag: Act 586

Deregulate Consultation Fees For GPs And Specialist Doctors — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Scrap Drug Price Display Ruling For Medical Clinics — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Doctors’ Groups Oppose Use Of Act 723 On Medical Profession — Eight Doctors’ Associations

Hire Foreign Housemen, Medical Officers Now: Galen Centre

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

Worsening Waiting Times At Government Hospitals’ Medical Outpatient Clinics — Physician

Medical Officer Duties, Service Load Strain FMS Gazettement Training — Government Doctor

Beyond Turf: Safeguarding Malaysia’s Clinical Core Before It Thins — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin