The Public Accounts Committee has put forward 17 recommendations to the government, particularly the Finance Ministry, Bank Negara, and the Health Ministry, to address rising health insurance premiums and escalating private hospital charges.

PAC chairperson Mas Ermieyati Samsudin said the recommendations were tabled in a statement in the Dewan Rakyat today amid growing public concern over healthcare affordability and Malaysians’ ability to maintain their insurance coverage.

Among the proposals is...