Recently, the Health Parliamentary Special Select Committee proposed that insurance coverage should be expanded for mental health services. We’ve gone from zero mental health coverage to at least three providers including some coverage in their policies within the last seven years, but has this been enough? On this episode of Mind Matters, we speak to Siti Subaidah Mustaffa, Chairman of the National Coalition for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) and Lavender Tan, a clinical psychologist, on why mental health insurance matters and whether it would improve access to mental health services for those who need it. 


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Recently, the Health Parliamentary Special Select Committee proposed that insurance coverage should be expanded for mental health services. We’ve gone from zero mental health coverage to at least three providers including some coverage in their policies within the last seven years, but has this been enough? On this episode of Mind Matters, we speak to Siti Subaidah Mustaffa, Chairman of the National Coalition for Mental Wellbeing (NCMW) and Lavender Tan, a clinical psychologist, on why mental health insurance matters and whether it would improve access to mental health services for those who need it.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

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Mind Matters: Do We Need Better Mental Health Insurance? 

Humans breathe approximately 20,000 to 22,000 times a day, but how often do we pay attention to how we breathe? In this month’s open clinic, we’re joined by consultant respiratory physician Dr Helmy Haja Mydin to unpack some things you may or may not have known about respiration, and maybe take your breath away with some of the interesting facts later on.


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Humans breathe approximately 20,000 to 22,000 times a day, but how often do we pay attention to how we breathe? In this month’s open clinic, we’re joined by consultant respiratory physician Dr Helmy Haja Mydin to unpack some things you may or may not have known about respiration, and maybe take your breath away with some of the interesting facts later on. Image Credit: Shutterstock

Ask A Respiratory Physician: How We Breathe

What is the DRG or diagnosis-related group system? If you’ve been following the news about healthcare reform, you would’ve heard Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad mention this several times since he first brought it up in 2024. As of now, the Health Ministry says that the DRG system is planned to be rolled out for the private sector in 2026, before a national system in 2027. But how does the DRG system actually work? And what will this mean for the rakyat’s access to healthcare? Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by Dr Muhammed Anis Abd Wahab, Head for Health Financing and Quality Assurance from ProtectHealth to explain. 


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What is the DRG or diagnosis-related group system? If you’ve been following the news about healthcare reform, you would’ve heard Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad mention this several times since he first brought it up in 2024. As of now, the Health Ministry says that the DRG system is planned to be rolled out for the private sector in 2026, before a national system in 2027. But how does the DRG system actually work? And what will this mean for the rakyat’s access to healthcare? Consultant urologist Dr George Lee is joined by Dr Muhammed Anis Abd Wahab, Head for Health Financing and Quality Assurance from ProtectHealth to explain.&nbsp; Image Credit: Shutterstock

What Would The DRG System Mean For Healthcare Costs?

For two decades, general practitioners have not been able to charge beyond RM35 for clinic consultation fees, but a new revision has finally been gazetted that will raise the fees to RM10-RM80. We speak to Dr Arasu Rajoo, President of the Malaysian Medical Association, to find out if these new rates match GPs’ expectations, and how it will affect patients.


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For two decades, general practitioners have not been able to charge beyond RM35 for clinic consultation fees, but a new revision has finally been gazetted that will raise the fees to RM10-RM80. We speak to Dr Arasu Rajoo, President of the Malaysian Medical Association, to find out if these new rates match GPs’ expectations, and how it will affect patients. Image Credit: Shutterstock

Mind Matters: Do We Need Better Mental Health Insurance?

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