THE Medical Practitioners Coalition Association of Malaysia (MPCAM) fully endorses the Malaysian Medical Association’s stand on the National Cost of Living Action Council (Naccol) once again postponing the rectification of the General Practitioners Fee schedule with another “study”.

Naccol should realise that there was already a hike in 2013 but it was mistakenly placed in Schedule 13 instead of Schedule 7 in the Private Healthcare Facilities and Services Act. This was not realised until third party administrators/managed care organisations pointed out that Schedule 7 was unamended, in a move to force general practitioners to accept a RM10 minimum consultation fee.