The Star Online KUALA LUMPUR: Doctor and specialist fees in the private sector are likely to see a 14% increase if approved by the Cabinet, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
He said the ministry carries out the revision every five years. It is now finalising the dental fees before a new structure is presented to the Cabinet for approval.
“We hope to bring it to the Cabinet this year,” he said after the ANOC Neuroscience and Orthopaedic Centre launch.
Liow said the fees were revised to make them competitive as the fees here were low compared with other parts of the world due to Government controls.
He said currently, the main complaints were not on doctors' fees but the exorbitant hospital fees which the Ministry was working on resolving with the private hospitals, insurance and managed care organisations.
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