health care financing Archives

9 June 2026

Malaysia

Health Ministry’s Spending Cuts: New Positions Frozen, Overtime Allowance Controlled

A circular by MOH's sec-gen lists 10 cost-saving measures to cut operational expenditure this year, effective last June 1, including freezing the creation of new positions, controlling ELM overtime allowance, optimising drug usage, and prudent lab testing.

28 May 2026

Malaysia

PJ Hospital Can Be Funded Outside 13MP: Dzulkefly

Dr Dzul says the new PJ Hospital can be funded under rolling plans even though the project isn't listed under the 13th Malaysia Plan, expressing hopes that land acquisition will be announced in Budget 2027 and allocations can then be obtained for 2028.

14 May 2026

Malaysia

Cutting Civil Servants’ Salaries ‘Absolute Last Resort’: PM’s Economic Adviser

PM's economic adviser Nurhisham Hussein says cutting civil servants' salaries is an "absolute last resort", which Putrajaya doesn't want to do, adding that health spending cuts are targeted because of MOH's big budget that expanded in the last three years.

13 May 2026

Malaysia

Nothing In Public Health Care System Is A ‘Luxury’: KJ

Khairy Jamaluddin says any amount of spending cuts will affect core services in the already underfunded public health care system, saying nothing in MOH is a "luxury" or an “add-on” that can be cut. "Every single sen taken away will affect the ministry."

7 May 2026

Malaysia

Sustainability Of Primary Care Supersedes Doctors’ Income: FPMPAM

FPMPAM says MMA's survey about GP clinics appears to refer to clinic business revenue, rather than doctors' personal income, adding that the bigger issue is about the sustainability of Malaysia's community-based primary care system, not doctors' earnings.

29 April 2026

Malaysia

MOH’s Proposed RM3b Budget Cut Risks Worsening Health Care Crisis: Galen Centre

Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy CEO Azrul Mohd Khalib warned a RM3.06b MOH budget cut would mean longer waits, shortages, staff burnout, and preventable deaths. He said the cut would not even match the RM4b spent monthly on RON95 and diesel subsidies.

29 April 2026

Malaysia

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

The Treasury has ordered budget cuts for various ministries this year due to a ballooning subsidy bill, specifying a proposed cut of about RM3 billion (6.6%) to the Health Ministry's RM46.5 billion 2026 budget, leaving MOH with a smaller budget than 2025.

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.

10 February 2026

Letter

Is It Time For National Health Insurance? — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Adopting a National Health Insurance/ National Health Fund must be approached with careful planning and strong institutional support. Fiscal limitations, administrative capacity, stakeholder resistance, and public acceptance remain substantial challenges.

9 February 2026

Opinion

Cut Top Civil Servants’ Perks Before Payroll Deductions For Health

As a symbol of solidarity with the people, Putrajaya must cut top senior civil servants’ perks, like official cars, personal drivers, and business-class flights, before introducing statutory contributions to a National Health Fund for public health care.

Tag: health care financing

Health Ministry’s Spending Cuts: New Positions Frozen, Overtime Allowance Controlled

PJ Hospital Can Be Funded Outside 13MP: Dzulkefly

Cutting Civil Servants’ Salaries ‘Absolute Last Resort’: PM’s Economic Adviser

Nothing In Public Health Care System Is A ‘Luxury’: KJ

Sustainability Of Primary Care Supersedes Doctors’ Income: FPMPAM

MOH’s Proposed RM3b Budget Cut Risks Worsening Health Care Crisis: Galen Centre

Report: Treasury Wants RM3b Cut To Health Ministry’s 2026 Budget

Is It Time For National Health Insurance? — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Cut Top Civil Servants’ Perks Before Payroll Deductions For Health

Ministers, Officials Go Around The World On 50 Trips In 50 Days

Governor: Bank Negara Mandated To Protect Insurance Industry

Insurers Question ‘Excessive’ Private Health Screenings, Procedures, Hospitalisations

The Corporate Scalpel: How Malaysia’s Private Hospitals Are Quietly Reshaping The Fight Against NCDs — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

Plague On Both Your Houses: MPs Slam Insurers, Private Hospitals