The DRG: A silver bullet for rising medical costs or just one piece of the puzzle?
Sunday Star, Focus: The DRG: A silver bullet for rising medical costs or just one piece of the puzzle?
In brief: Dr Kuljit explains how Diagnosis-Related Groups pay hospitals a fixed rate for each type of case instead of for every service, which makes bills more predictable and discourages unnecessary treatment. He cautions that a national roll-out needs a single Malaysian grouper, accurate clinical coding and training, and argues that DRG must work alongside price transparency, generic medicines, value-based care, stronger primary care and preventive incentives rather than be treated as a single fix.
