Private health financing challenges

I REFER to the article by Daniel Khoo entitled “Private hospitals, insurers stirred as claims rise” (The Star, Sept 30; online at tinyurl.com/2s3d4v8j) and the letter by the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca), “Wanted: A body to oversee health insurance payouts” (The Star, Sept 25; online at tinyurl.com/38smkrzj).

The escalating cost of medical services in Malaysia has become a growing concern, exacerbated by factors such as general price inflation, a weakened ringgit, and disrupted supply chains, including a human supply chain as, reportedly, we also face a shortage of nurses in private hospitals.