Covid-19 claims should be part of insurance coverage, says private hospitals association

THE Association of Private Hospitals Malaysia urges all healthcare insurance stakeholders with the help of the Life insurance Association of Malaysia (LIAM) and General Insurance Association of Malaysia (PIAM) to reconsider the restrictive claim benefits for their clients with Covid-19. The current daily numbers of Covid-19 are below 5,000 per day and the national Covid-19 infectivity rate or Rt value is 0.70.

The percentage of patients in ICU receiving critical care treatment for Covid-19 has reduced significantly. This along with the high percentage of the population being vaccinated, complete with boosters, would prevent admission into ICU. This will bring the risk of high claims to a minimal amount.