Consider This: Private Healthcare (Part 2) — What Will Copayments Mean for You?
Come September 1st, Bank Negara Malaysia will require all insurers and takaful operators to offer consumers an option to purchase medical and health insurance and takaful products with a copayment feature. What does it mean for the healthcare sector, and how will this affect patients? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to independent health policy analyst, Dr Chua Hong Teck.
Tue Aug 06 2024
Consider This: Private Healthcare (Part 1) — What Will Copayments Mean for You?
Come September 1st, Bank Negara Malaysia will require all insurers and takaful operators to offer consumers an option to purchase medical and health insurance and takaful products with a copayment feature. What does it mean for the healthcare sector, and how will this affect patients? On this episode of #ConsiderThis Melisa Idris speaks to Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO of the Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy.
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