The top ten most claimed illnesses under medical insurance include pneumonia, influenza, and fever, says the Finance Ministry.
Deputy Minister Lim Hui Ying, responding to Sim Tze Tzin (PH-Bayan Baru) during the ministerial Q&A session in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Feb 26), noted that in some cases, treatment costs for patients using pay-and-claim insurance were lower than for those with guarantee letters.
She added that while the government has not considered a national health insurance scheme, it remains open to studying the possibility in the future.
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