general practitioner (GP) clinics Archives

4 August 2026

Malaysia

Authorities Reportedly Visiting Clinics Despite Court’s Suspension Of Price Display Enforcement: PMPASKL

PMPASKL highlights reported visits from the authorities to GP clinics related to drug price display, despite a High Court stay order on its enforcement. If a summons is issued, which may be contempt of court, PMPASKL reserves its legal rights.

29 July 2026

Letter

Take Doctors Out Of The MC Business — Dr Vekneswaraj Arumugam

Clinical medicine works through history, examination, probability, and professional judgement. It is not an interrogation designed to establish whether an employee deserves an MC.

7 July 2026

Letter

Balancing Financing And Patient Care: Accelerate Regulating TPAs And MCOs — Dr James Jeremiah

As Malaysia aims to cement its status as a regional health care hub, robust governance is vital to offering regulatory certainty to investors, transparency to patients, and fairness to health care providers.

2 July 2026

Malaysia

Interfering With Medical Practice May Be Illegal, MOH Warns TPAs

MOH warns MCOs and TPAs that undermining doctors' autonomy in treating patients may breach Act 586, stressing that the main role of payers is to facilitate financial and insurance claims administration, not to regulate the practice of medicine.

26 May 2026

Malaysia

ProtectHealth Improves GP Benefits, Targets 40-Something Adults To Boost Take-Up

ProtectHealth has raised GP fees and doubled follow-up payments under Peka B40. Despite providing free health screenings, take-up rates are very low at 27%. Hence, ProtectHealth plans to target adults in their 40s by appealing to family responsibility.

28 April 2026

Letter

GP-Led Care Central To Ageing Nation Strategy — MMA

Our seniors deserve more than fragmented solutions. They deserve a system designed around their realities, one that brings care closer to where they live.

27 April 2026

Letter

Avoid Zero Sum Game Debate Between Doctors And Corporate Schemes — Dr Raymond Choy

Patients should not feel that their care is compromised by cost considerations, nor should they be exposed to unnecessary treatments driven by system inefficiencies. Achieving this balance requires trust.

2 April 2026

Letter

Long Overdue GP Fee Revision Strengthens Primary Care — MMA

MMA will continue to advocate for a structured and consistent approach to future revisions, including better alignment across the system.

4 March 2026

Letter

Outpatient Overload: Can Private GPs Relieve Malaysia’s Public Hospitals? — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Scaling GP responsibilities is feasible, but only with coordinated training pathways, regulatory recalibration, and performance-based contracting to maintain clinical governance standards nationwide.

16 February 2026

Letter

Why DRG May Not Fit GP Clinics In Malaysia — Association Of Private Practitioners Sabah

APPS says DRG may be ill-suited as a standalone payment mechanism for GP clinics, as primary care thrives on flexibility, continuity, and individualised decision-making elements that rigid diagnosis-based payment systems struggle to capture.

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Authorities Reportedly Visiting Clinics Despite Court’s Suspension Of Price Display Enforcement: PMPASKL

Take Doctors Out Of The MC Business — Dr Vekneswaraj Arumugam

Balancing Financing And Patient Care: Accelerate Regulating TPAs And MCOs — Dr James Jeremiah

Interfering With Medical Practice May Be Illegal, MOH Warns TPAs

ProtectHealth Improves GP Benefits, Targets 40-Something Adults To Boost Take-Up

GP-Led Care Central To Ageing Nation Strategy — MMA

Avoid Zero Sum Game Debate Between Doctors And Corporate Schemes — Dr Raymond Choy

Long Overdue GP Fee Revision Strengthens Primary Care — MMA

Outpatient Overload: Can Private GPs Relieve Malaysia’s Public Hospitals? — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Starting At RM55 Cost Of Insurance, AIA’s RM3m Medical Plan Better Value Than MediAsas

How Non-Doctors Successfully Run Private Hospitals In Malaysia

Study: 27% Of UM Medical Graduates Since 2018 Hold Active Singapore Registration

MediAsas Doesn’t Cover Pre-Existing Conditions, Seven Years Before ‘No Look-Back’: BNM FAQ

JPA Already Granted Autonomy To MOH: Johor MB