GPs in a bind over 'micromanaging' by 'medical middlemen'

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Dr Steven Chow of the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners' Association says the government must review the role played by managed care organisations.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/01/04/gps-in-a-bind-over-micromanaging-by-medical-middlemen/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2Rn6xEV Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on Twitter: http://bit.ly/2OCwH8a  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/2OKJbc6 Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3cpbWKK Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/2VUfOrv Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/3B1e8lN Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/39dBDbe ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #GeneralPractitioner #ManagedCareOrganisations #Doctors #FPMPAM #MalaysianMedicalAssociation

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00:00 A medical association is urging the government to reassess the roles of managed care organizations

00:08 as their quasi-regulations are taking a toll on private general practitioners.

00:14 Managed care organizations are third-party entities that help companies or private healthcare

00:19 providers manage administrative matters related to claims and payments.

00:23 Dr. Steven Chow, treasurer of the Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Association,

00:29 said the roles set by these organizations made patient care difficult for GPs.

00:34 He said these rules include limitations on patients' choice of doctors and restrictions

00:39 on medical conditions doctors can treat, among others.

00:43 Chow said there were also rules against payment for certain medicines, even if they are registered

00:47 with the National Pharmaceutical Agency and prescribed by a doctor.

00:52 This, he said, would interfere with the statutory right of a doctor to prescribe medicines.

00:57 Meanwhile, Dr. Chang Chee Siong, a GP, said managed care organizations' roles have made

01:03 costs drive medical care, rather than best practices.

01:07 He said his ability to offer quality care to his patients were hindered by price caps

01:12 imposed by such managed care organizations.

01:15 Last year, the Malaysian Medical Association raised concerns about high fees from these

01:20 organizations as they charge private clinics up to RM5,000 to become panel clinics.

01:26 MMA said such issues had been raised with the health ministry since 2015, yet no corrective

01:32 action has been taken.

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