GP fees Archives

6 March 2025

Malaysia

Doctors’ Group Demands GP Fee ‘Correction’ To RM50 to RM150

FPMPAM demands an over 300% increase to private GPs' consultation fees to RM50-RM150 from the current RM10-RM35, describing this as a "long-overdue correction" and not a "sudden price hike". A "fair" RM50-RM150 fee range is in line with medical inflation.

24 February 2025

Malaysia

Review GP Fees Before Mandating Drug Price Display: Doctors

Doctor groups oppose the drug price display mandate for GP clinics. MMA tells the government to review and gazette GPs' consultation fees first. FPMPAM says unlike retail pharmacies with a separate business structure, GP clinics provide integrated care.

5 September 2023

Malaysia

Madani Medical Scheme Doctor Fees Under Review: Minister

Reimbursable fees – including consultation, medication, investigations, and procedures – for panel GP clinics with the Madani Medical Scheme (SPM) are under review, says Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa. Doctor groups say SPM fees are below market rates.

14 April 2022

Letter

Increased Minimum Wage Will Burden Small Private Clinics — MMA

Private clinics are not like businesses in other sectors, where price increases can be passed on to the consumers.

27 February 2020

Malaysia

Interrupted Health Policies And Laws When Pakatan Fell

Deregulation of medical practitioners’ consultation fees, jail for not issuing prescriptions upon request, drug price controls, promotion of contract government doctors, vaping regulations, mySalam, and health financing reform.

15 January 2020

Malaysia

Health Minister Can U-Turn Unless Parliament Approves Doctors’ Fee Deregulation

Amend the law so the decision to deregulate private medical practitioners’ consultation fees won't be overturned in future, urges Dr Milton Lum.

7 January 2020

Malaysia

Doctors, Third-Party Administrators Maintaining Patients’ Clinic Bills Despite Deregulation

MMA is concerned that some GPs may undercut prices to remain on panels.

16 December 2019

Malaysia

Senator Claims Some Private Clinics Already Raising Consultation Fees

Health Ministry sounds off those who deviate from legislated rates as the deregulation of the fee structures has not yet come into effect.

12 December 2019

Malaysia

Despite Fee Deregulation, Doctors Still Oppose Medicine Dispensing Separation

Separating the prescribing and dispensing of drugs to doctors and pharmacists can only happen in a national health financing system, MMA argues.

10 December 2019

Malaysia

End Middlemen For Better, Affordable Care, Say Doctors

The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations Malaysia (FPMPAM) raises the issue of unfair fees and one-sided contracts with managed care organisations.

Tag: GP fees

Doctors’ Group Demands GP Fee ‘Correction’ To RM50 to RM150

Review GP Fees Before Mandating Drug Price Display: Doctors

Madani Medical Scheme Doctor Fees Under Review: Minister

Increased Minimum Wage Will Burden Small Private Clinics — MMA

Interrupted Health Policies And Laws When Pakatan Fell

Health Minister Can U-Turn Unless Parliament Approves Doctors’ Fee Deregulation

Doctors, Third-Party Administrators Maintaining Patients’ Clinic Bills Despite Deregulation

Senator Claims Some Private Clinics Already Raising Consultation Fees

Despite Fee Deregulation, Doctors Still Oppose Medicine Dispensing Separation

End Middlemen For Better, Affordable Care, Say Doctors

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