Foreigners owe govt hospitals RM12.8mil

Star: FOREIGNERS owe government hospitals RM12.8mil, Berita Minggu reported.
Of the figure, 27% is for post-natal care, 12% for accident treatment, 9% for orthopaedic surgery and the balance for outpatient care.
Health director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said this figure was double the RM6.7mil owed in 2000.
“Indonesian nationals owe 47%, Indians and Filipinos owe 17%, while the rest is owed by Myanmar, Bangladeshis, Vietnamese and Thais.”
He said that if every foreign labourer who entered Malaysia was required to have health insurance, this problem could be solved.