Private doctors' fees are expected to increase by up to 14% once the proposed changes to the fee schedule is approved by the cabinet, the Health Ministry announced today. The raise is to give doctors and specialists a competitive fee structure, as the fees of Malaysian doctors in the private sector have remained low due to government regulation.However, when questioned today on the increase in private healthcare costs, Liow said the main complaint by the public was not on doctors' fees, but on pricey hospital charges.
Currently, doctors fees in private healthcare facilities are regulated under Schedule 13 of the Regulations of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act. News of the possible 14% raise in fees was greeted with disappointment by the Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) which had expected a higher increase.
Grouses from the public is largely from exorbitant hospital charges, medical insurance premiums and the fees controlled by managed care organisations and third-party administrators, and not from doctors' fees.
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