Affordable healthcare with 11MP?

You might have seen this diagram summarising what’s in store for healthcare under the 11MP:

11MP

What does this really mean for the future of healthcare in Malaysia? Will it really address the current problems including imbalance (too many junior doctors and too few specialists in public sector) and maldistribution (too few doctors in rural areas) of doctors? Will it really alleviate the problem of overcrowded public hospitals? Does it address the problem of the uninsurable such as those with pre-existing illnesses and the elderly? Will it help alleviate the problem of upward spiralling healthcare costs?

Doctors can debate these issues in our forums. In Dobbs forum the thread on 11MP and healthcare is located here:
11MP and the Healthcare Sector
(if you are a Malaysian doctor, note that membership in Dobbs forum is free, and the sign-up instructions are at htp://dobbs.my)
Malaysian Doctors on Facebook can also request to join our doctors only Facebook group, Dobbs/FB

BFM Radio interviewed the MMA President on the 11MP

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