The Galen Centre for Health and Social Policy welcomes several measures announced under Budget 2027, particularly the commitment to permanently resolve the contract doctor issue, increase allowances for health care workers, improve public health facilities, and expanding assistance for older persons and people with disabilities.
However, despite these positive announcements, Budget 2027 represents another missed opportunity to undertake the structural reforms urgently needed to secure Malaysia’s health care future.
The government has once again chosen to spend more without sufficiently addressing why the health care system continues to struggle. The budget provides relief in several important areas. However, it avoids the difficult decisions necessary to make health care sustainable, affordable, and accessible over the next decade.
