Protect low-income patients from IJN fee hike, says expert

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Monash lecturer calls for measures to prevent out-of-pocket payments from becoming a barrier to receiving care.  Read More: https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2024/10/14/protect-low-income-patients-from-ijn-fee-hike-says-expert/   Laporan Lanjut:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2024/10/14/lindungi-pesakit-pendapatan-rendah-jika-ijn-naikkan-caj-kata-pakar/  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: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #DrEzaniTaib #HealthMinistry #IJN

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00:00Low-income patients should be protected from financial hardship when the National Heart Institute raises its fees by 10% to 40% on patients outsourced to it by the health ministry, says an academic.

00:16Mark Cheong, a senior lecturer at Monash University's School of Pharmacy, said fee increases may cause life-saving treatments to be unaffordable for some low-income patients.

00:29Cheong said higher out-of-pocket payments should not become a barrier to receiving care.

00:35Last week, IGN chief executive Dr. Ezani Taib said the hospital is seeking a 10% to 40% fee increase on patients outsourced to it by the health ministry, as costs have risen since the fee structure was set over 20 years ago.

00:51Meanwhile, Galen Center CEO Azrul Kalip said the proposed IGN fee increase was overdue.

00:58However, he said it might result in a higher number of eligible low-income patients needing subsidies.

01:05As IGN is set up as a private limited company, it must earn revenue and manage its operations without depending on public funds, he said.

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