RakanKKM Archives

15 October 2024

Malaysia

Expert Foresees ‘Full Privatisation’ Of MOH’s FPP Service

Prof Sharifa Ezat foresees MOH to move to "complete privatisation", with FPP charges and budget to follow the private sector. Citing studies in other countries, she warns of inequality, like poorer quality of care and longer wait times for public patients.

14 October 2024

Opinion

CodeBlue’s View: No To Privatising MOH Health Service

CodeBlue opposes the planned privatisation of our national health service under RakanKKM. Has MOH forgotten its raison d'être of providing universal health coverage to all Malaysians, both rich and poor? We cannot take a Robin Hood approach to health care.

9 October 2024

Malaysia

Closed In Three Hospitals, MOH’s FPP Service Severely Cut Post-Pandemic

Of 10 MOH hospitals listed with FPP, 3 closed the service post-pandemic (HPP, HSAJB, and HSI), leaving FPP only available in Klang Valley and Borneo. Most only offer FPP for obstetrics; Serdang Hospital and Sarawak Heart Centre offer FPP for cardiology.

7 October 2024

Letter

Origin Of FPP Service: FPP Wasn’t Intended As Private Wings — Chua Hong Teck

Chua Hong Teck, who was involved in setting up the full-paying patient (FPP) service, says MOH never intended to create private wings in public hospitals. He tells MOH to publish a thorough review of FPP before proceeding with private wings under RakanKKM.

4 October 2024

Letter

Private Wings, Public Concerns — Dr Richard

A doctor in MOH says that by promoting access to care based on the ability to pay rather than need, the RakanKKM proposal may contradict the fundamental principles of universal health coverage. It also incentivises sick care over preventive health.

3 October 2024

Malaysia

Doctors’ Group Warns Of ‘Moral Hazards’ From RakanKKM

FPMPAM highlights potential “moral hazards” from the RakanKKM programme, like drugs and disposables obtained for free (using public funds) by MOH private wings but billed to private patients. “Cartels” may also control slots to practise in private wings.

30 September 2024

Malaysia

Doctors Warn Of ‘Dua Darjat’, Insufficient Beds And Staff To Expand MOH Private Wings

Five specialists and MOs from public hospitals say there’s no bed or staff capacity to expand private wings under RakanKKM. They warn of worsening “dua darjat” that’s already occurring in the FPP service, like same-day CT scans only for FPP patients.

27 September 2024

Letter

Private Wings In Government Hospitals: A Pathetic Knee Jerk Response — Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj

“The public health care system, in a very real way, defines the ‘soul’ of the nation. Any measure that degrades the public health care system is a red line for not only PSM, but also many civil society groups.” — PSM chair Dr Jeyakumar on RakanKKM.

27 September 2024

Opinion

Is There Really Excess Capacity In The Public Health Care System?

Azrul Mohd Khalib says the full-paying patient (FPP) service introduced in 2007 was designed to retain specialists, not to manage crippling patient loads in the public health care system. Expanding FPP now may force more overworked MOs and nurses to quit.

26 September 2024

Malaysia

Public Pushback Swells Against Perceived Privatisation Of MOH

Ordinary Malaysians have begun opposing the expansion of private wings or the FPP service in MOH, perceiving the new RakanKKM programme as privatisation of the overworked public health care system that will inevitably prioritise paying over poor patients.

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Expert Foresees ‘Full Privatisation’ Of MOH’s FPP Service

CodeBlue’s View: No To Privatising MOH Health Service

Closed In Three Hospitals, MOH’s FPP Service Severely Cut Post-Pandemic

Origin Of FPP Service: FPP Wasn’t Intended As Private Wings — Chua Hong Teck

Private Wings, Public Concerns — Dr Richard

Doctors’ Group Warns Of ‘Moral Hazards’ From RakanKKM

Doctors Warn Of ‘Dua Darjat’, Insufficient Beds And Staff To Expand MOH Private Wings

Private Wings In Government Hospitals: A Pathetic Knee Jerk Response — Dr Jeyakumar Devaraj

Is There Really Excess Capacity In The Public Health Care System?

Public Pushback Swells Against Perceived Privatisation Of MOH

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