Ismail, Khairil Idham https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-2078
Romli, Erni Zurina
Kamaruzaman, Hanin Farhana
Ku Abd Rahim, Ku Nurhasni
Tengku Khalid, Tengku Noor Farhana
Sarimin, Roza
Kamarudin, Syaharatul Patimah
Abdul Fatah, Ahmad Faris
Mohd Rani, Nur Dalilah
Mohamed Ghazali, Izzuna Mudla
Funding for this research was provided by:
Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (NMRR 24-01754-T3D)
Article History
Received: 21 April 2026
Accepted: 24 August 2026
First Online: 28 August 2026
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate: The study protocol was approved by the Medical Research and Ethics Committee (MREC), MOH Malaysia (NMRR 24-01754-T3D). All participants provided informed consent, with assurances that findings would be aggregated to protect anonymity, particularly given the sensitive political nature of health financing reform.
Consent for publication: Not applicable.
Competing interests: The authors declare no competing interests.