private hospitals Archives

2 February 2026

Letter

Health Insurance Buffet Table Syndrome Is Real — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Sng Kim Hock

Four specialists say the health insurance buffet table syndrome is real, rebutting APHM that dismissed health care over-utilisation as a myth. The doctors also say private ERs often see non-critical patients who insist on admission to claim from insurance.

27 January 2026

Letter

MHIT Base Line Products: Copayments And Deductibles — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Dr Rafick Khan says copayments and deductibles in health insurance shift expenses to policyholders. Patients may delay treatment; insurers still face large payouts. With big copayments, coverage resembles self-funding. Hospital charges must be controlled.

26 January 2026

Letter

Rebuttal To Galen Centre’s Critique Of Base MHIT Plan: Part 1 — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Sng Kim Hock

Four specialists from private hospitals defend deductibles/copay in the Base MHIT plan as cost-sharing to discourage "unnecessary" utilisation of health care. Base MHIT is meant to establish a basic floor of protection against catastrophic medical bills.

16 January 2026

Letter

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

Dr Rafick Khan sees a bleak future for the health assurance industry, saying insurance premiums can't be stabilised until hospital charges are controlled. He says Bank Negara is expected to introduce new measures that may have a cost impact on assurers.

8 January 2026

Malaysia

IHH, UMMC Allow Doctors To Practise Pending APC As MMC Clears Backlog

Private hospital group IHH Healthcare Malaysia and university hospital UMMC are permitting their doctors to practise pending 2026 APC issuance, while stressing safe patient care. About 4% of doctors across IHH hospitals are presently affected by the delay.

5 January 2026

Malaysia

Minister: No CKAPS Enforcement Over Doctors’ APC Delay

Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad says CKAPS won't take action under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act over doctors who practise without a valid APC amid delays, adding that the legacy MeRITS system needs upgrades and an automated workflow.

5 January 2026

Malaysia

Doctors Barred From Charging Fees, Procuring Drugs Without Valid APC: Galen Centre

The Galen Centre says despite MMC's "waiver", the Medical Act prohibits doctors from practising and charging fees for work done during the period without a valid APC. The Poisons Act requires medical practitioners to have a valid APC to procure medicines.

2 January 2026

Malaysia

APHM Wants Amnesty For Doctors Facing Delayed APCs

The Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia has requested the Malaysian Medical Council to grant amnesty to doctors affected by a delay in 2026 APC approvals to allow them to continue practising medicine while awaiting issuance of their certificates.

10 December 2025

Letter

Save The Ministry Of Health Before It’s Too Late — Dr Sng Kim Hock

Dr Sng Kim Hock says the Ministry of Health must be saved before it's too late, urging MOH, Treasury, and MPs to "wake up to this reality of a sinking institution", instead of choking private health care and insurance with cost controls like Reset and DRG.

17 November 2025

Malaysia

Grievance Mechanism Committee To Resolve Health Insurance Claims ‘Pain Points’

At its first meeting on Nov 10, the Grievance Mechanism Committee – comprising MMA, APHM, LIAM, PIAM and MTA – decided to prioritise health insurance claims protocols that will be co-developed by specialists and payers to resolve common claims pain points.

Tag: private hospitals

Health Insurance Buffet Table Syndrome Is Real — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Sng Kim Hock

MHIT Base Line Products: Copayments And Deductibles — Dr Mohamed Rafick Khan

Rebuttal To Galen Centre’s Critique Of Base MHIT Plan: Part 1 — Dr Rajeentheran Suntheralingam, Dr Musa Mohd Nordin, Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus & Dr Sng Kim Hock

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

IHH, UMMC Allow Doctors To Practise Pending APC As MMC Clears Backlog

Minister: No CKAPS Enforcement Over Doctors’ APC Delay

Doctors Barred From Charging Fees, Procuring Drugs Without Valid APC: Galen Centre

APHM Wants Amnesty For Doctors Facing Delayed APCs

Grievance Mechanism Committee To Resolve Health Insurance Claims ‘Pain Points’

HSAJB Probes Doctor’s Sexual Harassment Complaint Against Anaesthesiologist

Taiping Hospital Medical Officers Drowning Under Cluster Expansions, Zero Housemen — Medical Officer

FDS Helicopter Crash Sparks Anger: Indemnity Form, RM30 Allowance

Malaysia’s Poisoned Chalice Of Nicotine Vape: First Lacuna, Now An Accidental ‘Ban’

Taiping Hospital’s Emergency Department Is Also Drowning — Medical Officer