Govt to stop regulating private doctors and dentists' consultation fees


KUALA LUMPUR: Doctors and dentists in private clinics and hospitals can soon decide how much to charge their patients, following a decision by the Cabinet to deregulate the fee structures and let free market reign.

The latest decision will strengthen the consumers' power to choose their doctors.

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