Health White Paper: New ways needed to finance public health system, say doctors


PETALING JAYA: The country needs new ways to finance its public healthcare system to achieve the targets set out in the Health White Paper, says public health medicine specialist Datuk Dr Zainal Ariffin Omar.

He said this following the revelation that the fee structure at the Health Ministry's public healthcare facilities would be reviewed and would be based on the patient's income level.

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