14 March 2024
MMA and MCMC launch MMA's Healthcare Digitalisation programme to boost digitalisation in private GP clinics through the Geran Digital PMKS Madani. MMA members are encouraged to apply for the grant.
Tag: general practitioners (GPs)
6 March 2024
Selcare Management, a Selangor state-owned TPA, has no cap on consultation fees or a list of reimbursable meds. Panel clinics get paid in a month. Klinik Aurora says the lack of a cap on consultation fees leads to better patient recovery and satisfaction.
28 February 2024
Dr Dzul says the downscaling of the Madani Medical Scheme (SPM) to just 10 districts from nationwide expansion last Sept is because the programme has run out of money – even though it's only February. SPM received RM100mil allocation from Budget 2024.
31 January 2024
GPs are self-funded, self-employed, and can diagnose, treat, and offer multi-disciplinary care at a fraction of the price.
13 December 2023
Past FPMPAM president Dr Steven Chow urges new Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad to protect Malaysia's solo practitioner GP system that is "in danger of being strangled", warning that foreign-owned entities are buying into primary care clinics.
8 December 2023
Health didn't improve in the Anwar govt's first year; it wasn’t even status quo, but worsened due to abhorrent policies, notably liquid nicotine delisting & forced resignations on contract doctors & pharmacists. CodeBlue marks the govt Grade D for health.
18 September 2023
Letter
Open Letter To PM Anwar: Government Must Regulate MCOs To Safeguard Patient Safety And Ensure Quality Of Care – 13 Medical Practitioners’ Groups
In an open letter to PM Anwar Ibrahim, 13 medical practitioners' groups call for an MCO Act to regulate managed care organisations. They say MCOs' business model will likely breach laws like the Medical Act and PHFSA, and affect patient safety and care.
14 September 2023
Malaysia
‘Modify’ Treatment Plan Means Prescribing Generics, Minister’s Advisor Tells Madani Panel GPs
Health Minister's special advisor Dr Kelvin Yii says ProtectHealth's suggestion for Madani Medical Scheme panel GPs to "modify" treatment plans for cost containment means prescribing cheaper generics. He claims the price list is based on "average costs''.
28 August 2023
Galen Centre CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib questions whether RM100m allocated for the Madani Medical Scheme for 700,000 households is enough, noting that the Selangor state government's Skim Peduli Sihat received RM125m in its 2016 launch for 250,000 households.
18 August 2023
This is a step-by-step guide for STR recipients (household/ seniors/ singles) on how to access free acute primary care services in participating GP clinics in the Madani Medical Scheme, as well as steps on GP clinic empanelment and the payment mechanism.