Wee urges Kulasegaran to speak up on Socso's tighter dialysis subsidy guidelines


  • Nation
  • Saturday, 01 Feb 2020

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong (pic) has urged Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran break his silence on the tighter guidelines set by Social Security Organisation (Socso) for subsidised dialysis.

"I know the cost of dialysis very well because I have family members who had to get dialysis treatments three times a week. The cost was RM250 per treatment and come up to about RM3,000 to RM4,000 a month. It is a heavy financial burden to place on a regular employee.

Limited time offer:
Just RM5 per month.

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM5/month

Billed as RM5/month for the 1st 6 months then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month

Billed as RM148.00/year

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Wee Ka Siong , Kulasegaran , Socso , Dialysis , Subsidy , MTUC

   

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