KOTA KINABALU: The Government will act over unpaid bills at public hospitals in Sabah, which amounted to RM25.83mil from 2009 to 2011, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin.
As the biggest outstanding sum was owed by foreign workers at RM21.54mil, she said the Health Ministry planned to introduce compulsory medical insurance for foreign workers with the help of the Human Resource Ministry.
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