Uphold needs-based healthcare


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IN the past week, Malaysians have witnessed unprecedented media coverage of skyrocketing health insurance premiums, soaring private healthcare expenses and proposed healthcare financing scenarios.

The Citizens’ Health Initiative (CHI) welcomes this public airing of views; in particular, we wish to elaborate on the broader ecosystem that Public Accounts Committee chair Datuk Mas Ermieyati Samsudin talked about.

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