The new policy of the Ministry of Health and Health (MOH) is a new policy of the Ministry of Health and Health to use the private health care sector to bring private health care sectors to the purpose of price transparency in private hospitals and clinics.
Price labeling for personal clinics and other personal health care facilities is burdensome and does not reflect patient expectations. In addition, it does not apply similarly to other sectors already performed in accordance with the law 723. This is an excess of authority and burden.
The threat of enforcement is “delegation”, but it was practical, but there was no discussion about it.
Doctors support price transparency
The concept that personal clinics and facilities opposes price transparency is wrong and misunderstood. The patient always had the right to know the price of the drug. The patient always had the right to request a prescription to get drugs in another place if the price was always high in the clinic. The patient has the right to choose which facility wants to go, including the options that can go to the government facility. Patients’ rights are already disciplined in accordance with private medical facilities and service law 1998 (ACT 586).
We emphasize that individual medical caregivers are not opposed to price transparency. But implementation and implementation must be fair and practical. Medical price display requirements should not be imposed on excessive administrative burdens that interfere with patient treatment. Regular monitoring and updates of medical prices can increase operating costs and require additional personnel, which can affect service efficiency.
Private health care facilities are not retail business and should not be regulated according to the non -medical law or authority other than the Ministry of Health. The doctor is a medical professional who provides patient treatment, not retail operators who sell medicines at the request of the patient. Certain medicines are prescribed and excluded only after consultation, test and investigation.
Medical care and private health care facilities are already severely regulated in accordance with private medical facilities and service laws, and in 1998 (586) -Certain laws that dominate Malaysia’s health care practices.
All provisions that control and regulate the private health care sector must follow one action, especially when the law exists and is implemented. All problems with medical practices must be made according to the only authority of the healthy ministry.
The Minister of Health has the authority to introduce new regulations in accordance with Article 586 of the Act if a new policy is needed to strengthen the patient’s rights.
Law 723 is entirely inappropriate and inappropriate for application for health care. In order to rule the medical price transparency when the specific law can be used and utilized, it is unreasonable to deploy the health care sector according to the ambitions of this law. The private health care sector is the only professional service division that ACT 723 is used.
Since the decision to use ACT 723 in a professional service has not participated, it is amazing for everyone, so there must be participation with stakeholders in the decision.
Request a practical and reasonable approach
1) We urge the Ministry of Health (MOH) to stop the use of the Act 723 in the Health Care Facility, and urge all medical policies to be maintained in accordance with the Act 586 using the existing provisions of the Act. If necessary, new regulations may be achieved according to the authority provided to the minister in accordance with Article 586 (107) of the Act. Through meaningful participation with medical professionals, all regulatory changes should be made so that policies match the reality of providing personal health care.
2) The way that the price transparency/price label is implemented should be reasonable and profitable for the intended purpose with the patient. Asking the details beyond this range is too much burden.
3) The execution of the planned policy violation must be reasonable, and the burden and threat of the clinic, which forms the backbone of the primary medical sector, must be a threat.
We call for the government to review this policy decision. All policies must be implemented only after participation with all stakeholders.
We are trying to cooperate with the government to develop a balanced practical and patient -centered approach to medical price transparency.
- Malaysian Medical Association (MMA)
- Malaysia Association of Medical Opening (MPCAM)
- Malaysian family doctor academy (AFPM)
- Federation of Associations of Private Medical Opening, Malaysia (FPMPAM)
- Malaysian Islamic Organization (PERDIM)
- Malaysian Association between function and interdisciplinary system (Maafim)
- Saba (APPS)
- Private medical practitioners’ Association Sarawak (SPMP)
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