CAMPUR TANGAN REGULATORI SEGERA TERHADAP KENAIKAN PREMIUM INSURANS DAN PENUBUHAN JAWATANKUASA KAWALSELIA BAGI SYARIKAT INSURANS DAN HOSPITAL SWASTA DI BAWAH PMO
Kepada Gabenor Bank Negara Malaysia,
Kami, rakyat Malaysia, mewakili suara pengguna yang terjejas akibat kenaikan premium insurans yang tidak wajar dan tidak dapat diterima. Kenaikan ini memberi beban besar kepada ramai pengguna, terutamanya golongan berpendapatan sederhana dan rendah yang kini berdepan dengan kos sara hidup yang semakin meningkat. Keputusan ini dibuat pada ketika industri insurans melaporkan keuntungan besar, menimbulkan persoalan sama ada kenaikan ini benar-benar diperlukan dan wajar.
Hospital swasta terus beroperasi dengan pengawasan minimum, menyebabkan kenaikan kos rawatan perubatan yang tidak terkawal. Inflasi perubatan ini memberi kesan langsung terhadap kenaikan premium insurans, dan tanpa pembaharuan sistematik, beban ini diletakkan secara tidak adil ke atas pengguna. Di samping itu, terdapat keperluan mendesak untuk mempertimbangkan pelaksanaan Insurans Kesihatan Sosial bagi meringankan kos sara hidup dan memastikan penjagaan kesihatan kekal boleh diakses dan mampu milik untuk semua. Oleh itu, kami menyeru Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) untuk mengambil tindakan segera bagi melindungi kepentingan pengguna dan memastikan kenaikan premium ini adalah telus dan wajar.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Service providers have been instructed to promptly resolve commercial negotiations within 10 business days in identified high priority areas, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) said.
MCMC, in a statement today, said it had developed a fast track process to resolve access issues in high priority areas following complaints that communications services in some high priority areas were delayed due to prolonged commercial negotiations among service providers.
The commission said in the event that these issues are not resolved within the stipulated timeline, service providers are required to escalate the issues to MCMC for resolution where it would make an assessment on the matter and issue a directive for service providers to comply.
“The decision made by MCMC is binding,” it said, adding that service providers are required to escalate the issues for resolution to MCMC with relevant details, in electronic form to fast.track@mcmc.gov.my
Other high priority areas include high economic impact areas such as industrial parks and economic corridors, identified government projects under the 12th Malaysia Plan (RMK-12); National Digital Infrastructure Plan (Jendela) projects; high priority areas identified for 5G deployment and also areas where there are exclusive providers.
“The licensees had been informed earlier. This fast track process will take effect immediately from the issuance of this statement,” said MCMC. — Bernama