social health insurance Archives

26 March 2024

We Support A National Health Insurance Scheme — Arthritis Foundation Malaysia & Psoriasis Association Of Malaysia

Arthritis Foundation Malaysia and Psoriasis Association of Malaysia back MOH's proposal for a national health insurance scheme, saying this will boost access to expensive biologics that cost RM20,000-RM50,000 annually. Targeted therapies are an investment.

8 March 2024

Malaysia

Tanjong Karang MP: Administer Social Health Insurance Under PM’s Department

After the Madani Medical Scheme was downscaled, Tanjong Karang MP Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi says a national health insurance scheme is urgent, suggesting that it be administered by a special agency under the PM's Department. He volunteers to run it.

23 November 2023

Malaysia

MOH Moots National Health Insurance With Employee, Employer, Government Contributions

Health Minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa says MOH is exploring a national health insurance scheme funded by employees, employers, and the government. "This is insurance run by the government, non-profit driven, and uses the philosophy of shared responsibility."

23 October 2023

Malaysia

MP Moots Gradual Health Insurance Rollout, Starting With GLC Employees

Dr Kelvin Yii (Bandar Kuching-PH) says a payroll-funded social health insurance scheme with 5% employee and 5% employer contributions can add RM15 billion to RM17 billion annually to health care spending.

18 October 2023

Malaysia

MP Wan Saiful Moots Free Health Insurance To Encourage Retirement Savings

Wan Saiful Wan Jan (PN-Tasek Gelugor) suggests that EPF and private retirement schemes consider incentives like tax exemptions or free health insurance to motivate contributors to voluntarily save for retirement, as opposed to enforcing mandatory savings.

3 October 2023

Malaysia

Nurul Izzah: Social Health Insurance Can Streamline Public, Private Care

Nurul Izzah Anwar says the working level for the Health White Paper included advocates for hybrid social health insurance to streamline public and private health care services, amid escalating health care costs. "How do you get the best of both worlds?"

29 September 2023

Malaysia

Hard To Raise Government Allocations For Health Care: Minister’s Advisor

Minister's advisor Dr Kelvin Yii justifies the need for social health insurance, as there's little fiscal space to increase government allocations. "In the current health care funding system where it’s purely tax-based funding, we are even more limited".

14 June 2023

Malaysia

Health White Paper Touts MOH Gradually Dropping Service Provider Role

The Health White Paper moots reforming MOH by gradually removing both its roles as health service provider (goes to autonomous facilities) and purchaser (goes to a Strategic Purchaser entity). MOH will just retain its regulator & policymaker role instead.

Proposed Medical Act Amendment ‘Huge Mistake’ With Non-Accredited Parallel Pathway: Paediatric Surgeon

University Opposition Swells Against Amending Medical Act For Parallel Pathway

AGC Not Defending MMC In USM Genetic Pathology Graduates’ Suit For Specialist Recognition

IJN Directs Cardiothoracic Parallel Trainees to Get UiTM ‘Accreditation’ After MMC’s Non-Recognition

Hisham Didn’t Have A ‘Split Personality’ As Health DG, MMC President: Lawyers

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