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KUALA LUMPUR, March 11 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and relevant stakeholders are working together to expedite the implementation of a long-term solution to effectively control medical cost inflation, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Bernama) -- The National Association of Malaysian Life Insurance and Family Takaful Advisors (NAMLIFA) has urged the government to address the significant price disparity between insured and cash-paying patients at private hospitals, warning that such discrepancies could make medical insurance unsustainable.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 (Bernama) -- The Life Insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM), the Malaysian Takaful Association (MTA), and the Persatuan Insurans Am Malaysia (PIAM) have jointly proposed key recommendations to the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) to enhance affordability, transparency and sustainability in Malaysia’s healthcare and insurance sectors.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- Handal Energy Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary Handal Hospitality Sdn Bhd (HHSB) has signed a memorandum of agreement with Hartanah Azzahrah Sdn Bhd to facilitate the acquisition of two hospitals worth at a price of not less than RM69 million.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 (Bernama) -- KPJ Healthcare Bhd shares were up at mid-morning today after the company reported a stellar performance for the financial year ended Dec 31, 2024 (FY2024).
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 20 (Bernama) -- The proposal for the implementation of subsidies for the development of basic medical and health insurance and takaful (MHIT) products requires in-depth studies, including the long term impact on overall healthcare costs, said Deputy Finance Minister Lim Hui Ying.
KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 12 (Bernama) -- A member of parliament today called on the government to set up a committee to coordinate foreign currency exchange (forex) risks to the operations of government-linked investment companies (GLICs).
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 20 (Bernama) -- Fajarbaru Builder Group Bhd (FBG) anticipates the upcoming Penang Medi-City phase one project in Batu Kawan, Penang, to have a gross development value (GDV) of RM2 billion.
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Guangdong is set to maintain its position as China’s top provincial economy in 2024, with its gross domestic product (GDP) projected to surpass 14 trillion Chinese yuan, according to the Guangdong Provincial People’s Congress report on Jan 15. (100 Chinese yuan = RM61.43)
GEORGE TOWN, Jan 13 (Bernama) -- Selgate Corp Sdn Bhd, through its healthcare arm, Selgate Healthcare Sdn Bhd, has signed a development and lease agreement with MTT Properties and Development Sdn Bhd to build a private specialist hospital in Balik Pulau, Penang.
By Zufazlin Baharuddin
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 22 (Bernama) -- A review of the insurance industry’s performance in 2024 will undoubtedly have to include the backlash faced by the insurance and takaful industry after it announced a steep hike in medical insurance premiums.
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 20 (Bernama) -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has welcomed Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) move to regulate the rise in medical and health insurance/takaful (MHIT) premiums, calling it a timely short-term intervention to alleviate the burden of sudden inflation on the public.
