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31 October 2025

Letter

Malaysian Health Care Needs Urgent Reform — Dr Goh Heong Keong

Nephrologist Dr Goh Heong Keong laments inertia in health care cost regulation. Insurance companies and TPAs exert immense pressure on doctors for substantial discounts, affecting doctors' ability to maintain their practice and deliver comprehensive care.

29 October 2025

Malaysia

Patients Can Sue Health Insurers, TPAs For Denials, Delays: Lawyer

Lawyer Raja Eileen Soraya says patients can sue ITO/TPAs if they’re harmed by health insurance denials or delays. Lawsuits can be filed under common law for breach of contract. At MLSM's conference, it was agreed that a test case may be needed in Malaysia.

24 October 2025

Malaysia

MCA Demands Laws For Patient Protection From Insurance Denials, Delays

MCA president Wee Ka Siong urges laws to protect patients from health insurance denials, delays, and revocation of GLs, including prohibitions on exclusions from pre-existing conditions. MCA demands an independent statutory Private Health Care Commission.

22 October 2025

Malaysia

CodeBlue Releases Full Responses In Health Insurance Survey

CodeBlue is releasing the full anonymised responses in our poll among more than 850 specialists in the private sector on health insurance issues in Malaysia. Our 200-page report can be downloaded from inside this article.

22 October 2025

Malaysia

Senior Oncologist Warns Of Dangerous Insurance Interference In Cancer Care

Senior oncologist Dr Ibrahim Wahid slams ITOs/TPAs for questioning clinical decisions and denying coverage for lifesaving cancer drugs. An ITO demands up to 30% discounts from hospitals; some doctors lose cashless facilities if hospitals don't acquiesce.

14 October 2025

Malaysia

Poll: Nearly All Specialists Perceive Insurer Interference With Clinical Decisions

In a CodeBlue poll of 855 specialists in private hospitals in Malaysia, 99% perceive insurer interference with clinical decisions. 99% also say patients faced health insurance problems over the past year. Denials/delays forced referrals to govt hospitals.

9 October 2025

Malaysia

IHH: ‘Clinical Judgement Cannot Be Governed By Cost’

IHH Healthcare Malaysia says payers' anaesthesia and generic-only policies may reduce medicine to compliance rather than care. "When cost becomes the deciding factor, we trade precision for expedience and in doing so, place both patient and principle at risk."

3 October 2025

Letter

TPA’s Interference With Anaesthesia Care Sets Dangerous Precedent — Dr P

An anaesthesiologist says MediExpress' LA-first policy exposes patients to unnecessary harm. The choice between local and general anaesthesia is a complex clinical judgment. "If TPAs are permitted to dictate clinical choices, the precedent is dangerous."

25 September 2025

Malaysia

CodeBlue Polling Specialists On Patients’ Health Insurance Problems

Specialist doctors working in private hospitals in Malaysia are invited to participate in a short CodeBlue survey on health insurance issues faced by their patients.

25 September 2025

Malaysia

APHM Warns Against Any Generic-Only Policy For Private Hospitals

APHM says aside from a TPA, no insurance company has dictated a generic-only policy to private hospitals to date. If a hypothetical generic-only policy is meted out, APHM will raise any issues that may "compromise the quality or accessibility of care."

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Malaysian Health Care Needs Urgent Reform — Dr Goh Heong Keong

Patients Can Sue Health Insurers, TPAs For Denials, Delays: Lawyer

MCA Demands Laws For Patient Protection From Insurance Denials, Delays

CodeBlue Releases Full Responses In Health Insurance Survey

Senior Oncologist Warns Of Dangerous Insurance Interference In Cancer Care

Poll: Nearly All Specialists Perceive Insurer Interference With Clinical Decisions

IHH: ‘Clinical Judgement Cannot Be Governed By Cost’

TPA’s Interference With Anaesthesia Care Sets Dangerous Precedent — Dr P

CodeBlue Polling Specialists On Patients’ Health Insurance Problems

APHM Warns Against Any Generic-Only Policy For Private Hospitals

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

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

Hartal Demands FDS Suspension, MNU Wants Memorial For Crash Victims

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