itemised billing Archives

13 August 2025

Letter

Fomca Should Address The Real Threats To Patients — DRSFORALL

DRSFORALL says the right of patients to choose where to obtain their medicines has long been embedded in MMC guidelines, telling Fomca to address "the real dangers" to patients from unregulated TPAs/MCOs that increasingly dictate the terms of patient care.

12 August 2025

Malaysia

Lukanisman Contradicts Fuziah On Mandatory Itemised Billing For All Patients

Deputy Health Minister Lukanisman tells Parliament that itemised billing in private clinics is only mandatory on request, contradicting Deputy KPDN Minister Fuziah who said Naccol's health-related decisions this year included mandatory itemised billing.

12 August 2025

Malaysia

MOH Officials, Politicians Should Disclose Earnings, Performance Metrics For ‘Transparency’: Doctors’ Group

A Sabah doctors' group tells MOH officials and politicians to publicly disclose their remuneration and performance metrics "just as they expect transparency from doctors". Mandatory prescription, itemised billing, price display undermine doctors' autonomy.

12 August 2025

Malaysia

Mandatory Prescriptions Follow International Best Practice: Pharmacists’ Group

The Malaysian Pharmacists Society backs Naccol's decisions for drug price display, as well as mandatory prescriptions and itemised billing for all patients. "Core patient rights should be delivered proactively as a standard, not contingent on a request."

11 August 2025

Malaysia

Group: KPDN’s ‘Progressive Health Reforms’ Protect Consumer Rights

Consumer rights group Macfea praises KPDN for “progressive health reforms” with its package of 3 health-related policies: drug price display, mandatory prescriptions, and itemised billing. All these 3 mandates are perceived to be implemented under Act 723.

11 August 2025

Letter

Fomca Unfairly Targeting Doctors, Misrepresenting Private Health Care — PMPASKL

PMPASKL slams Fomca's endorsement of mandatory prescriptions and itemised billing, noting that prescriptions and itemised bills are already provided on request. Mandating these for every case will "only create pointless paperwork, slow down patient care."

11 August 2025

Opinion

The Decline Of Doctors’ Power And Prestige In Malaysia

CodeBlue EIC Boo Su-Lyn writes about the decline of doctors' power and prestige and how this weakens MOH amid KPDN health-related policies. "The medical profession isn’t under siege; barbarians are no longer at the gate but have already breached the city."

8 August 2025

Malaysia

Fomca Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ Mandatory Prescriptions, Itemised Billing

Fomca hails mandatory prescriptions and itemised billing as a "prescription long overdue" for transparency in private health care. "This mandate safeguards consumers’ rights and acknowledges health care as a public trust, rather than a retail transaction."

8 August 2025

Letter

Malaysia’s Medical Profession Is Under Siege — MPCAM

MPCAM says Naccol has overstepped its jurisdiction by mandating prescriptions and itemised billing, adding that enforcement of these may be deemed ultra vires. "We are witnessing what my esteemed colleague described as a siege on the medical profession."

7 August 2025

Malaysia

Health Minister Failed To Defend Medical Profession, Claims Doctors’ Group

FPMPAM has accused Dr Dzul of failing to defend the medical profession, after KPDN announced Naccol decisions for mandatory prescriptions and itemised billing. FPMPAM tells the health minister to affirm that only MOH and MMC regulate clinical practice.

Tag: itemised billing

Fomca Should Address The Real Threats To Patients — DRSFORALL

Lukanisman Contradicts Fuziah On Mandatory Itemised Billing For All Patients

MOH Officials, Politicians Should Disclose Earnings, Performance Metrics For ‘Transparency’: Doctors’ Group

Mandatory Prescriptions Follow International Best Practice: Pharmacists’ Group

Group: KPDN’s ‘Progressive Health Reforms’ Protect Consumer Rights

Fomca Unfairly Targeting Doctors, Misrepresenting Private Health Care — PMPASKL

The Decline Of Doctors’ Power And Prestige In Malaysia

Fomca Welcomes ‘Long Overdue’ Mandatory Prescriptions, Itemised Billing

Malaysia’s Medical Profession Is Under Siege — MPCAM

Health Minister Failed To Defend Medical Profession, Claims Doctors’ Group

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