No insurance, no approval


A Construction worker at a site in Bukit Jalil.AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

RECENTLY, I was called to attend to a patient who had been left in the hospital hallway over the weekend.

His employer refused to pay for his treatment and he had been waiting for three days for his friends to raise the RM2,000 deposit required for admission into the orthopaedics ward.

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Monthly Plan

RM 13.90/month

RM 11.12/month

Billed as RM 11.12 for the 1st month, RM 13.90 thereafter.

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Annual Plan

RM 12.33/month

RM 9.87/month

Billed as RM 118.40 for the 1st year, RM 148 thereafter.

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