Consumer groups urge the government to maintain public healthcare prices


Hospital charges: Notices at the payment counter of Hospital Putrajaya. —AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

PETALING JAYA: The low public healthcare registration fees should be maintained, say consumer groups.

Malaysian Coalition of Ageing chairman, Cheah Tuck Wing, said it is poor timing to increase fees now as many are badly affected by the pandemic.

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