KUALA LUMPUR: MediAsas will remain a voluntary medical insurance and takaful scheme rather than a national health insurance programme providing automatic coverage to all Malaysians.
Deputy Finance Minister Liew Chin Tong said the initiative was designed to make private healthcare more affordable by controlling medical costs and insurance premiums, while the public healthcare system would continue serving the population.
"MediAsas, at this stage, is not a national health insurance scheme. It is a voluntary insurance scheme.
"This means those who pay the premiums will have access to hospitals under the scheme," he told the Dewan Rakyat.
