The Architecture Of Health: What The World's Financing Models Can Teach Malaysia (Part 2)

Malaysia’s health care system has long been celebrated as a crown jewel of social policy. For decades, the public sector has acted as a powerful equaliser, providing near-universal access to medical care for nominal fees.

Yet beneath this tranquil surface, a quiet storm has been brewing. The current dual-track framework — where an overstretched, tax-funded public sector operates alongside an expensive, profit-driven private sector — is reaching its breaking point.

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