PETALING JAYA: Various stakeholders welcome the setting up of a Health Advisory Council by the ministry but want adequate consultations before the voluntary health insurance (VHI) is implemented.
The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners’ Associations Malaysia president Dr Steven Chow said besides the public and private sectors, council members should be drawn from national patient advocacy and consumer groups, the Academy of Medicine, medical and specialist bodies, healthcare economic specialists and primary care practitioner associations.