Last week, Bank Negara Malaysia as the financial regulator for the insurance sector announced interim measures to limit the hike in insurance premiums resulting from medical inflation. While broadly welcome by stakeholders, the announcement is but a temporary band aid for what ails healthcare financing. What policies need to be considered to address the issue more holistically? We discuss this with Azrul Mohd Khalib of the Galen Centre.

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Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Shazana Mokhtar, Keith Kam

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Categories:  health policy

Tags:  insurance premiums,  medical inflation,  healthcare financing,  malaysian healthcare system,