09-08-2025, 04:48 PM
T20 seeking treatment in govt hospitals ‘worrying’, says MP
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KUALA LUMPUR:The disclosure that T20 patients are being treated at government hospitals is proof that increased private medical costs and insurance premiums are affecting the public healthcare sector, a government MP said.
PKR’s Sim Tze Zin said he found the trend “extremely worrying” after Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) director Dr Harikrishna KR Nair was reported to have stated that there was a growing number of T20 and VIP patients seeking treatment at the hospital.
PKR’s Sim Tze Zin said he found the trend “extremely worrying” after Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) director Dr Harikrishna KR Nair was reported to have stated that there was a growing number of T20 and VIP patients seeking treatment at the hospital.
Harikrishna said the trend reflected the patients’ confidence in HKL’s quality care, and gave an assurance that the rising number of wealthy patients would not affect the low-income groups, New Straits Times reported.
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