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25 March 2025

Malaysia

Stop Prudential From Raising Medical Insurance Premiums, PKR Lawmakers Tell Bank Negara

Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin and other PKR lawmakers demand Bank Negara's intervention, after Prudential announced an increase in medical insurance premiums. The lawmakers allege that this breaches the central bank's interim 10% cap on premium hikes.

19 March 2025

Malaysia

APHM Denies Health Insurance Buffet Table Syndrome, Says Malaysians Getting Much Sicker

APHM says health insurance claims are rising not because Malaysians like using their medical card, but because Malaysians are genuinely getting much sicker. This disease trend is seen in public and private hospitals, like severe pneumonia and fatal dengue.

7 February 2025

Malaysia

PAC To Hold Public Hearings In Penang, KL On Insurance Hikes, Private Hospital Fees

For the first time, Parliament’s PAC will hold public hearings on rising health insurance premiums and private hospital fees in Penang (Feb 14) & KL (Feb 21). Open to all.

14 January 2025

Malaysia

Medical Insurance Premiums Still Rising By 30% To 50%: Bayan Baru MP

Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin continues to receive complaints of medical insurance premiums rising by 30%-50%, despite BNM’s 10% cap. PAC will hold a public hearing in Parliament in Feb on private health care costs; the public may attend to share their views.

7 January 2025

Malaysia

Insured Patients Pay More Due To Choices, Not Prices: Former Hospital CEO

Insured patients often pay more due to treatment choices, not different pricing, says former Thomson Hospital CEO Nadiah Wan. Health care costs vary based on patient profiles, with severity and treatment decisions influencing the hospital bill.

3 January 2025

Letter

Bank Negara’s Interim Measures Aren’t A Sustainable Solution — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman

Dr Rafick Khan says BNM's interim measures on health insurance aren't a sustainable solution. He suggests that insurers negotiate hospital pricing collectively as an industry, a shortcut to DRG, while private hospitals' net profit should be capped at 5-8%.

2 January 2025

Letter

DRG: One Step Forward Or Two Steps Back?: Part 1 — Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam

Three specialist doctors, in an op-ed on the proposed DRG payment system for private hospitals, point out that the specialist's fee is only a tiny fraction of itemised hospital bills. The fee is capped under the law and has not been reviewed for 11 years.

16 December 2024

Malaysia

MOH To Benchmark Private Hospital Bills Against Rakan KKM

MOH plans to pilot the DRG payment model in Rakan KKM, the "premium economy" wing of public hospitals that charges above cost. Rakan KKM's bills can then be used as a reference price for private hospitals that takes into account a "marginal profit margin".

Tag: medical insurance premiums

Stop Prudential From Raising Medical Insurance Premiums, PKR Lawmakers Tell Bank Negara

APHM Denies Health Insurance Buffet Table Syndrome, Says Malaysians Getting Much Sicker

PAC To Hold Public Hearings In Penang, KL On Insurance Hikes, Private Hospital Fees

Medical Insurance Premiums Still Rising By 30% To 50%: Bayan Baru MP

Insured Patients Pay More Due To Choices, Not Prices: Former Hospital CEO

Bank Negara’s Interim Measures Aren’t A Sustainable Solution — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman

Bleak Future For Malaysia’s Health Assurance Industry — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

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