Press Statement
MARCH 2025 – PRESS STATEMENT
14 March 2025 – MMA calls for RM60 minimum GP consultation fee amid rising costs
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) hopes that consultation fees for general practitioners will be increased to at least RM60, up from the current rates, which range from RM10 to RM35.
14 March 2025 – Malaysian Medical Association welcomes upcoming revision of private GP consultation fees
KUCHING (March 14): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) welcomes the Health Minister’s announcement about the revised private general practitioners’ (GPs) consultation fees under Schedule 7 of the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act (PHFSA) 1998, to be announced before this May 1.
14 March 2025 – Raise GP consultation fee to at least RM60, says MMA
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association has urged the government to increase the consultation fees for private general practitioners to at least RM60, as the health ministry revises the amount
12 March 2025 – Resolve Legal Issues Before Rolling Out Medicine Price Display — Malaysian Medical Association
MMA questions using the Price Control and Anti-Profiteering Act 2011 to regulate private clinics already under the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act 1998. It says GPs aren’t retailers but prescribe and sell meds only after consultation.
7 March 2025 – Reforms urgently needed in private healthcare, says MMA
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) says immediate reforms are needed in private healthcare to address critical issues affecting specialists and general practitioners, the sustainability of private healthcare facilities, costs, and the sector’s ecosystem.
7 March 2025 – Reform Private Health Care Now — Malaysian Medical Association
MMA calls for reforms in private health care, citing issues like GP fees, TPAs, private specialists being forced to reduce fees, and delays in processing health insurance claims. DRG may not be a silver bullet solution either for private health care costs.
5 March 2025 – MMA: Private general practitioners’ fees should be adjusted by 10pct every three years
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed the government’s move to review private clinic consultation fees, calling it a long-overdue adjustment after more than three decades.
5 March 2025 – Medical association welcomes long-overdue review of private clinic consultation fees
KUCHING (March 5): The Malaysian Medical Association (MMA) has welcomed the government’s initiative to review private clinic consultation fees, calling it a long-overdue adjustment after more than 33 years.