social health insurance Archives

29 September 2022

Malaysia

CodeBlue Poll Shows Most Support Social Health Insurance

A CodeBlue survey shows 72% support mandatory social health insurance funded by payroll deductions, 46% back restoring GST to increase the public health care budget, and 88% want the Prime Minister’s Department’s allocation reduced and diverted to MOH.

16 August 2022

Malaysia

Khairy: 2023 MOH Budget Can’t Be Smaller Than 2022

Khairy Jamaluddin says Cabinet must decide on whether to reduce “regressive” fuel subsidies to invest in public health care instead, admitting it’s very hard to double MOH’s annual budget to RM70 billion.

16 August 2022

Malaysia

Expert Proposes Strategic Purchasing For Malaysia Health Financing Reform

Prof Dr Syed Mohamed Aljunid says Indonesia’s health financing system and social health insurance doubled the country’s total health spending and halved out-of-pocket expenditure.