Malaysia’s healthcare system faces increasing sustainability, equity, and access challenges. While healthcare spending has steadily increased over the past decade, the country still lags behind similar-sized economies in terms of healthcare expenditure. With Malaysia’s two-tier system, the stark imbalance of demand has resulted in the public healthcare services bearing the brunt of the workload.

This white paper outlines the current healthcare financing system in Malaysia, highlighting the imbalances and challenges to healthcare financing reforms. It provides case studies of successful financing reforms from around the world and key recommendations for Malaysia through a holistic and collaborative approach.

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Authors

Dr. James Liew
Consultant, Consulting, SEA & APAC RHQ, IQVIA

Siti Nadiah Rusli
Manager, Public Health, Consulting, SEA & APAC RHQ, IQVIA

Devaraj Subramaniam
Associate Principal and Malaysia Consulting Lead, SEA & APAC RHQ, IQVIA