PETALING JAYA: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) will begin its closed-door proceedings regarding the increase in health insurance premiums, private hospital charges and their impact on public health from Monday.
PAC vice-chairman Teresa Kok said 10 proceedings had been scheduled on the issue, involving the finance ministry, the health ministry, Bank Negara Malaysia, NGOs and academics, Bernama reported.
The PAC report will be presented during the June Dewan Rakyat session.
“The committee will call all relevant stakeholders,” she said after PAC’s public hearing session on the same issue at Parliament today.
This is the second PAC public hearing session, with a total attendance of 550 people.
The first session was held in Penang on Feb 14.
This brings the total attendance for both public sessions to 730 people.