New health funding options being studied, says Khairy


KUALA LUMPUR: The existing public healthcare funding model is no longer sustainable and it has added pressure to the country’s financial burdens, says Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin.

"Therefore, the government is studying several health funding options which are time-proof to strengthen the whole healthcare system, so that equitable, high quality, easily accessible and sustainable health services can be provided in the long term," he said in a written parliamentary reply dated July 19.

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