11-29-2024, 02:43 PM
Malaysia’s escalating private healthcare cost will lead to public hospitals being over-burdened
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HEART-attack inducing. That was the observation of Bayan Baru MP Sim Tze Tzin on the ever-escalating cost of private healthcare.
In a parliamentary session last week, the PKR lawmaker pointed out that while doctor’s charges are governed by the Fee Act 1957, various extraneous hospital charges are not.
Sim went on to express shock when he was recently informed by his insurance agent that the premium would be increased by 40%. This was due to escalating hospital charges in the private sector.
Sharing his own experiences of such increasing charges, he cited the delivery charges of his three children which increased significantly even though it was a normal procedure – from RM2,000+ in 2010 to RM4,000+ (2012) and RM6,000+ (2014).
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In a parliamentary session last week, the PKR lawmaker pointed out that while doctor’s charges are governed by the Fee Act 1957, various extraneous hospital charges are not.
Sim went on to express shock when he was recently informed by his insurance agent that the premium would be increased by 40%. This was due to escalating hospital charges in the private sector.
Sharing his own experiences of such increasing charges, he cited the delivery charges of his three children which increased significantly even though it was a normal procedure – from RM2,000+ in 2010 to RM4,000+ (2012) and RM6,000+ (2014).
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