9 April 2026
The MMA wishes to emphasise that the global situation remains uncertain, and we cannot rely solely on the current stability.
Tag: Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
2 April 2026
MMA will continue to advocate for a structured and consistent approach to future revisions, including better alignment across the system.
6 January 2026
MMA says MPS and Medefend will maintain professional indemnity coverage of medical practitioners during the period when they're awaiting issuance of their 2026 APC, as long as doctors submitted their APC application by Dec 31, 2025.
2 January 2026
MMA says tens of thousands of doctors have yet to receive their 2026 APC due to admin backlog at the Malaysian Medical Council. MMA says APC delays carry serious legal implications, affect the livelihoods of private doctors, and disrupt continuity of care.
19 December 2025
MMA says reinstating the old BIW allowance structure (% of salary) for doctors posted to Sabah, Sarawak, Labuan costs RM4.2 million annually. In Nov 2024, KPPA Wan Ahmad Dahlan said the BIW allowance isn't a “right”, but a facility offered as appreciation.
11 December 2025
MMA calls for swift and decisive action to resolve the pharmacy officers' reserve status issue, which will ensure that all health care professionals feel valued and supported.
28 October 2025
MMA urges the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC) to issue a new ethical advisory to address ITO/TPA blacklisting of doctors and interference in clinical care. Ethical exclusion from practice must remain under MMC's jurisdiction, not outsourced to companies.
16 October 2025
The MMA reiterates that commercial interest must never supersede patient safety and quality of care. Vaccination is not a transaction — it is a clinical act that carries accountability, responsibility, and duty of care.
10 October 2025
Despite a GP consultation fee ceiling increase to RM80, MMA expresses deep disappointment with the government retaining the RM10 floor rate, saying this low floor risks undercutting by TPAs who have been paying doctors below RM35. MMA wants RM50 minimum.
6 October 2025
In justifying the need to raise doctors' on-call allowance to RM25/hour, MMA tells MPs and ministers to experience the overworked, underfunded, and understaffed public health care system like ordinary citizens without using their fast-track VIP privileges.