What Will Private Doctors and Dentists Charge Now?

Azrul Mohd Khalib, CEO, Galen Centre for Health & Social Policy

12-Dec-19 14:30

What Will Private Doctors and Dentists Charge Now?

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The consultation fees of private doctors and dentists will soon no longer be regulated by the Government. What we want to know is: how much will we have to pay now?

Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek, Sharmilla Ganesan, Lim Sue Ann

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Health Policy, Diseases and Conditions, Mental Health, Healthy Living, Fitness, Science, Social Issues, Medical Innovation and Technology

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, consultation fees, private doctors, private dentists, government regulation, Minister of Health, Datuk Dr Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad, private clinics, private hospitals, Malaysian Medical Association, Citizens’ Health Initiative, Malaysian Employers Federation, Datuk Shamsuddin Bardan, Federation of Malaysian Consumers Association (FOMCA), Datuk Paul Selvaraj, Ministry of Health Private Medical Practice Control Section,

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