ASEAN Private Hospitals: MediAsas could expand insured population

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ASEAN Private Hospitals: MediAsas could expand insured population

Global Research

29 July 2026ab

ASEAN Private Hospitals Equities

AsiaMediAsas could expand insured population

Healthcare Providers

Nicole Goh

Healthcare reform enters implementation phase Analyst

At the “RESET Strategy and MediAsas: Navigating Medical Cost Pressures for a nicole.goh@ubs.com

Sustainable Future” panel at Bank Negara Malaysia’s Sasana Symposium 2026, senior +603-2781 1133

representatives from BNM, the Ministry of Health and ProtectHealth highlighted that Eepei Lu

Malaysia’s healthcare reform agenda has shifted from discussion to implementation. At Associate Analyst

least seven of the eleven RESET initiatives have made meaningful progress, including eepei.lu@ubs.com

price transparency, digital health and healthcare delivery reforms, while MediAsas +603-2-781 1188

remains on track for a public launch in January 2027 post the pilot launch on 29 July

2026.

MediAsas and DRG aim to improve sustainability

The panel highlighted MediAsas and the DRG payment framework as key pillars of

healthcare reform. DRGs seek to align reimbursement with patient outcomes and value,

while MediAsas incorporates affordability features such as hospital tiering and co-

payments. Together with greater adoption of digital health and electronic medical

records, these initiatives aim to reduce inefficiencies, curb overutilisation and moderate

healthcare cost inflation over time.

Digitalisation and governance remain critical

As implementation progresses, the focus will shift towards operational readiness,

provider management and building trust in a more connected healthcare ecosystem.

Policymakers emphasised the importance of digitalisation, data-driven decision-making