National Health Care Financing Scheme (NHFS) Archives

13 February 2026

Letter

Base MHIT: Road To National Health Financing (Insurance) Scheme — Chua Hong Teck

The Base MHIT can be the building block of a future National Health Financing Scheme, with a national reference standard for health insurance benefits, a regulated national risk pool, and DRG. Base MHIT can be mandated for public service and GLC staff.

21 February 2025

Letter

DRG: Adoption Of The Taiwan Experience — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

DRG is a critical component of the National Health Care Financing Scheme and ensures equitable access under the universal health care framework, according to Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan.

28 January 2025

Letter

National Health Financing Scheme: Time To Stop Walking And Start Running — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman

Dr Rafick Khan calls for a national health care financing scheme, saying tax revenue alone is inadequate to finance health care services. The government needs to shift the funding of health care services from tax revenue to a non-tax direct contribution.

13 December 2024

Letter

Why Malaysia Needs A National Health Care Financing Scheme — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman

Dr Rafick Khan calls for a National Health Care Financing Scheme (NHFS), with a legal framework, a statutory fund and gradual corporatisation of government hospitals to improve services. NHFS should be independent of MOH as its primary activity is finance.

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Base MHIT: Road To National Health Financing (Insurance) Scheme — Chua Hong Teck

Why Malaysia Needs A National Health Care Financing Scheme — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan Abdul Rahman

After 15 Years Of Training, This Is What A Subspecialist Doctor Earns In Malaysia — Physician

Master’s Graduates Run Hospitals On ‘Study Leave’ But Can’t Apply For Subspecialty Training — Physician

House Officers Are Treated Like Modern Slaves — Dr Ghazali Ahmad

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