Denied fund: Father not poor enough?
Friday, January 27th, 2006 | 10:24 am @ SK
Via Malay Mail:
(SOURCE: Screenshots, 27 January 2006)
Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said the problem of insufficient funds to meet the medical bill should be resolved within the hospital itself.
"(Such matters should) always start from where the (patients) came from. Patients should always go back to hospitals. There, social workers, officers and staff are available and patients should ask them for help instead.
"Hospitals should not send patients running around in circles," he said.
He also said the Ministry is not the place for patients to seek financial aid, as it will not know the nature of the case.
Dr Chua said there could have been a "breakdown in communication" as there were not many non-Malays who were conversant in Bahasa Malaysia.
"You people should get both sides of the story. You just listened to one side of the story which is not true," he said.
When contacted, Maniam reiterated that during his visit to IJN on Jan 16, the staff did not inform him that his son’s operation was going to be subsidised.
"They did not tell me that I will receive help, except to ask for my Employees Provident Fund’s savings statement," he said.
The Ministry has allocated RM205 million for medical treatment for Government staff, Government retirees and to subsidise the expenses of poor patients at IJN.
What do you think? Or to be more precise, how would you feel if you’re the poor father?
January 27th, 2006 at 10:44 am
quite common.
but it is good that this issue is brought up.
Bank negara recently restructured the insurance agency and little has been done to educate poor peoply on buying insurance.
Most of the time, insurances are owned by rich people only. People who are afraid to die more.
Perhaps, it is time for Malaysia to make happen the reality of every MyKad comes with medical Card(s).
Another grey area…
"You are fired" - Donald Trump to Malaysia
"Macam macam ada" - Jeff Ooi to Malaysia