Medical fees

Trump v ‘Obamacare’: US health costs set to soar for millions in 2026

Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo

Forum: Make medical reports accessible on HealthHub

Japan to tighten rules on foreign tourists over unpaid medical bills

The government is also considering making private medical insurance mandatory for foreign visitors.

Some practical ways to rein in rising healthcare costs, premiums in S’pore

The key is to discourage patients from gunning for needlessly expensive treatment options.

Malaysian GPs rally against lack of consultation on new drug-price display law, call for fee review

Malaysian GPs protesting in the administrative capital of Putrajaya on May 6 over a government directive requiring the mandatory display of drug prices.

More Americans can’t afford medical care, and it will only get worse

Activists protest efforts by the Trump administration to cut healthcare benefits.

Private clinics in Malaysia push for fee hikes amid soaring healthcare costs

A booth set up by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council at Penang International Airport to welcome inbound travellers seeking medical treatment. There are 35 direct flights every week from Medan to Penang.

Fee hikes at top Malaysian public hospital raise concerns as healthcare costs go up

hzhealth - One of Malaysia’s largest public hospitals, University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), has sharply raised its fees at a time when medical costs and health insurance premiums are soaring.

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Bank Negara steps in to help Malaysians hit with higher health insurance premiums

According to Bank Negara, Malaysia’s medical cost inflation reached 15 per cent in 2024, above the global average of 10 per cent.

Japan to include shingles jab in national vaccination programme for the elderly

Under the new plan, individuals aged 65 will be eligible for the vaccine.

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