health care subsidy Archives

18 October 2024

Malaysia

Budget 2025: Health Ministry Gets RM45.3 Billion, Most Of Increased Allocation Goes To Emoluments

MOH's allocation for Budget 2025 is RM45.3 billion, a 9.8% (RM4.1 billion) increase from 2024. Allocation for opex increased by RM3.4 billion, devex by RM670.5 million. Most of the increase went to emoluments that rose by RM2.4 billion to RM24.1 billion.

18 October 2024

Malaysia

In A First, Anwar Government Targets Subsidies For Health Care: Budget 2025

In a major change to Malaysia's universal health care approach, PM Anwar Ibrahim announces targeted subsidies for health care from public hospitals in Budget 2025, noting that Malaysians only pay RM1, including millionaires. The rich will be charged more.

11 October 2023

Letter

Universal Vs Targeted Health Care Subsidies — William Leong Jee Keen

Selayang MP William Leong says targeted subsidies can be used to address hospital overcrowding, staff shortages, and equipment upgrades using surplus funds.

10 October 2023

Malaysia

Kuala Langat MP Opposes Removing Health Care Subsidies From The ‘Rich’

Kuala Langat MP Dr Ahmad Yunus Hairi disagrees with the prime minister's proposals to remove health care subsidies from the "rich" and to eliminate sugar subsidies. He says the "well-off" sometimes seek public health care because private care is expensive.

2 October 2023

Malaysia

Anwar Moots Removing Health Care Subsidies From The Rich, Scrapping Sugar Subsidy To Cut Diabetes

Anwar Ibrahim suggests removing health care subsidies from the rich to impose higher charges on them in public health care facilities. The PM also wants sugar subsidies scrapped to reduce diabetes cases, saying the savings can fund diabetes treatment.

Tag: health care subsidy

Budget 2025: Health Ministry Gets RM45.3 Billion, Most Of Increased Allocation Goes To Emoluments

In A First, Anwar Government Targets Subsidies For Health Care: Budget 2025

Universal Vs Targeted Health Care Subsidies — William Leong Jee Keen

Kuala Langat MP Opposes Removing Health Care Subsidies From The ‘Rich’

Anwar Moots Removing Health Care Subsidies From The Rich, Scrapping Sugar Subsidy To Cut Diabetes

Ampang Hospital’s IT System Down For 33 Hours In First Huge Outage

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

Too Many Agencies Involved In Doctor Workforce Pipeline: Health DG

Take Action Against Retail Blood Testing In Pharmacies — FPMPAM

Don’t Blame MOH Alone For Health Workforce Shortages — MMA