Socso dialysis treatment cost may exceed RM500m in 10 years - Sivakumar

The dialysis treatment cost for Social Security Organisation (Socso) contributors is expected to exceed RM500 million over the next 10 years, said Human Resources Minister V Sivakumar.

He said that in 1999, when the service was first offered, Socso spent RM1.12 million on dialysis treatments for its contributors, and that the cost increased to RM334.67 million last year.

“I have been informed that, as of May 2023, Socso has spent RM145.3 million on dialysis treatment and the cost is...