A doctors’ group is urging the government to stop third-party administrators (TPAs) and managed care organisations (MCOs) from sticking to the legal minimum for reimbursement rates.

Federation of Private Medical Practitioners Associations Malaysia (FPMPAM) president Dr Shanmuganathan Ganeson pointed to the consultation fee floor kept at RM10 as a cause of the issue.

“While the government may have acted on advice from health economists seeking to preserve affordability...