09-24-2024, 10:11 AM
MCA: Government intervention needed to solve rising medical costs
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AN MCA leader has expressed concern over the country’s medical inflation rate, which has soared to 12.6%, more than twice the global average.
Party vice president Datuk Lawrence Low said this in light of a recent case concerning an accounts assistant executive who recently underwent surgery for a benign tumour who was left shocked by the hefty medical bill which included unnecessary charges.
According to Ain Mat Saad, who was told that the surgery to remove a tumour on her pituitary gland could hit RM80,000, her hospital bill had also included items that she had not asked for, such as wet wipes, a “Fall Risk” wrist band and a warm bag, reported The Star.
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Party vice president Datuk Lawrence Low said this in light of a recent case concerning an accounts assistant executive who recently underwent surgery for a benign tumour who was left shocked by the hefty medical bill which included unnecessary charges.
According to Ain Mat Saad, who was told that the surgery to remove a tumour on her pituitary gland could hit RM80,000, her hospital bill had also included items that she had not asked for, such as wet wipes, a “Fall Risk” wrist band and a warm bag, reported The Star.
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