Editorial: Healthcare cost and financing
There are two types of healthcare systems in Malaysia, the public and the private. Each contributes differently depending on the assessment criteria. In 2009 for example, there were 3 admissions in the public healthcare institutions for a single hospital admission in the private sector. The com...
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Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2010
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/16510/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/16510/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/16510/1/Healthcare_Cost_and_Financing.pdf |
| Summary: | There are two types of healthcare systems in Malaysia,
the public and the private. Each contributes differently
depending on the assessment criteria. In 2009
for example, there were 3 admissions in the public
healthcare institutions for a single hospital admission
in the private sector. The comparison for outpatient
clinic appointments is even more dramatic, the ratio
of 6 to 1, overwhelmingly in favour of public healthcare
institutions. Translating these fi gures to costs refl
ects somewhat altered proportions to the service ratios
that we have seen. In 2008, the total healthcare
expenditures for both public and private sectors was
around RM35 billion, RM18.8 billion from the public
and RM 16.2 billion privately, or approximately 53.8%
to 46.2% respectively, an almost parity1.... |
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