APHM Archives

26 June 2026

Malaysia

APHM Says Joint Ministerial Committee Addressing PAC Report

APHM says key pain points in the PAC's report on health insurance and private hospital charges are being addressed through the Joint Ministerial Committee, adding that it has engaged MOH to improve hospital bill transparency in private hospitals.

18 October 2024

Letter

Budget 2025: Increased Outsourcing To Private Hospitals Welcome — APHM

The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) welcomes the increased outsourcing of MOH patients to 91 private hospitals, covering cardiology, radiology, and nephrology. APHM also offers to help with public hospitals' new private concept structure.

17 October 2024

Letter

Private Wings In Public Hospitals May Create Inequity — APHM

The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM) says the proposed establishment of private wings in MOH hospitals under Rakan KKM may create inequity and inaccessibility. APHM calls for cooperative ventures between private and public hospitals.

3 September 2024

Malaysia

Malaysian Private Hospital Costs ‘Unsustainable’, Cheapest Prices In Asean: APHM

APHM says Malaysian private hospital costs are unsustainable, even as prices are cheapest in Asean. A cardiothoracic surgeon says surgeons charge max RM16,000 fee for a CABG procedure in Malaysia, lower than RM20,000 in Indonesia and RM66,000 in Singapore.

6 June 2024

Malaysia

Private Hospitals Yet To Hire A Single Foreign Nurse Amid Red Tape

APHM requests an additional one-year extension of the amnesty to recruit foreign nurses from Oct 2024, saying bureaucracy in HR Ministry has prevented private hospitals from hiring a single foreign nurse to date after the amnesty was granted in Oct 2023.

4 June 2024

Malaysia

Private Hospitals Back Parallel Pathway, Proposed Medical Act Amendments

APHM endorses the parallel pathway, saying most cardiac surgeons in private hospitals were trained in the parallel pathway and TalentCorp is bringing in surgeons from abroad to Malaysian private hospitals. NSR registration is crucial for private practice.

17 May 2021

Letter

Private Hospitals Ready To Take Elective Cases From Government Hospitals — APHM

Only a small number of referrals have occurred to help patients in government hospitals who have waited for months and now close to a year to get treated in private hospitals.