MOH only regulates medical professional fees (consultation and procedural fees) in private health facilities, not hospital fees.
Tag: medicine price controls
MOH and KPDNHEP are preparing a price control mechanism for medicines, says Dr Adham Baba.
PhRMA says medicine price ceilings may delay patient access to new treatments.
21 January 2020
MOH Hopes To Control Medicine Prices By Year-End
The Health Ministry also pans a survey that found Malaysia has among the cheapest prices globally for some popular...
Majority of the drugs affected by the Philippines’ maximum retail price scheme are new treatments for cancer, diabetes, and...
Companies may benefit from a higher sales volume, offsetting some losses from lower medicine prices.
The median procurement price for originator drugs across the public and private sectors in Malaysia is about 8 times...
17 December 2019
With Deregulated Fees, Don’t Oppose Medicine Price Controls, CAP Tells Health Providers
Public display of medical practitioners’ consultation fees won’t necessarily empower patients either, says Consumers Association of Penang.
13 December 2019
Revisiting The Costs Of Medicine Price Controls
Using cheaper but less effective drugs may lead to higher usage of other health care resources like hospitalisation.
11 December 2019
Medical Inflation Justifies Drug Price Controls, MOH Says
A study shows Malaysia has the third lowest medicine prices in the world.