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Healthcare Association Rejects Cost Freeze, Advocates Transparency

3/19/2025

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The Association of Private Healthcare Malaysia (APHM) has firmly rejected insurance operators' proposals to freeze hospital costs and regulate medication prices. Instead, APHM champions price transparency, co-payments, and tax exemptions on group insurance, emphasizing the need for collaboration among stakeholders to combat medical inflation and maintain affordable, high-quality healthcare for all Malaysians.

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The Association of Private Healthcare Malaysia (APHM) has firmly rejected insurance operators' proposals to freeze hospital costs and regulate medication prices. Instead, APHM champions price transparency, co-payments, and tax exemptions on group insurance, emphasizing the need for collaboration among stakeholders to combat medical inflation and maintain affordable, high-quality healthcare for all Malaysians.