Tag: health care financing

6 September 2024

Transforming Malaysia’s Health Care System: Reforming The Health Care Financing System — Part 1

Galen Centre suggests national health and social insurance for health and aged care, besides abolishing RM1/ RM5 fees in public system. These fees collect <0.5% of total health expenditure. Patients shouldn't have to pay anything at point of registration.

8 March 2024

Malaysia

Tanjong Karang MP: Administer Social Health Insurance Under PM’s Department

After the Madani Medical Scheme was downscaled, Tanjong Karang MP Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi says a national health insurance scheme is urgent, suggesting that it be administered by a special agency under the PM's Department. He volunteers to run it.

28 February 2024

Malaysia

Dr Dzul: Loyalty, Patriotism Biggest Retention Factors For Doctors In Public Service

Dr Dzul says loyalty and patriotism are the biggest employee retention factors for doctors in the public sector, singling out senior consultant doctors in Selayang Hospital who chose to stay, despite govt hospitals lacking treatment like Gamma Knife surgery.

9 January 2024

Malaysia

Sarawak, Putrajaya Explore Innovative Financing Model For Cancer Centre

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman says the Sarawak state government is prepared to provide RM1 billion for the financing of a Sarawak Cancer Centre, while MOH manages human resources. Dr Sim Kui Hian also proposed "perks" for specialists serving Sarawak.

20 December 2023

Malaysia

Health White Paper Needs Follow-Up, Political Will, Say Doctor Groups

Doctors' groups demand follow-up on the Health White Paper, such as target milestones, after a lack of progress for 6 months. MMA and Dr Milton Lum also say personal data safety and privacy concerns need to be addressed first in any EHR rollout.

5 December 2023

Letter

Are Out-Of-Pocket Payments For Health Care Financing In Malaysia Misunderstood? — Chua Hong Teck

Three studies using local data show that out-of-pocket health care payments (OPP) made by Malaysian households were more concentrated among the richer segments of the population, says health analyst Chua Hong Teck. Most OPP is spent on outpatient services.

30 October 2023

Malaysia

Kuala Pilah MP Moots Leasing MOH Equipment Over Buying To Cut Spending

Kuala Pilah MP Adnan Abu Hassan (BN-Umno) proposes leasing or renting medical and office equipment for MOH to trim health care costs, lower govt expenses, and to redirect surplus funds for areas like improving rural clinics.

23 October 2023

Malaysia

MP Moots Gradual Health Insurance Rollout, Starting With GLC Employees

Dr Kelvin Yii (Bandar Kuching-PH) says a payroll-funded social health insurance scheme with 5% employee and 5% employer contributions can add RM15 billion to RM17 billion annually to health care spending.

13 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024 Unclear On Addressing Health Worker Brain Drain: Galen Centre

The Galen Centre says MOH's RM41.2 billion 2024 budget is a "major shot in the arm", but questions the absence of government plans to address brain drain of health care professionals like doctors, nurses, and specialists from the public sector and country.

13 October 2023

Malaysia

Budget 2024: RM41.2 Billion For Health Ministry, Big 13% Raise From 2023

The Ministry of Health received an impressive 13.5% raise, or an increase of RM4.9 billion from 2023, to an RM41.2 billion allocation under Budget 2024. This comprises RM35.2 billion for operating expenditure and RM6.1 billion for development expenses.

Tag: health care financing

Dr Dzul: Loyalty, Patriotism Biggest Retention Factors For Doctors In Public Service

Sarawak, Putrajaya Explore Innovative Financing Model For Cancer Centre

Health White Paper Needs Follow-Up, Political Will, Say Doctor Groups

Are Out-Of-Pocket Payments For Health Care Financing In Malaysia Misunderstood? — Chua Hong Teck

Kuala Pilah MP Moots Leasing MOH Equipment Over Buying To Cut Spending

Budget 2024 Unclear On Addressing Health Worker Brain Drain: Galen Centre

Budget 2024: RM41.2 Billion For Health Ministry, Big 13% Raise From 2023

UM’s Medical Faculty Targets 200 Graduates Annually Despite Declining Interest In Medicine

‘I’m Not Putting My Child At Risk From Unvaccinated Kids’: Malaysian Mom

Thank You, HRPB Ipoh, JKN Perak, And CodeBlue — S. Kunasegaran

Selcare Diagnostics Helps Ensure Self-Sufficiency For Selangor State Health Programmes

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