SHAH ALAM: Bekas Menteri Besar Selangor, Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo berpendapat UMNO tidak perlu hala tuju baharu kerana ia bakal menjadi kenangan dan sejarah.
Beliau dalam satu status Facebook miliknya yang dimuat naik pagi tadi, berkata UMNO akan diharamkan seperti dinyatakan Menteri Dalam Negeri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin dan Perdana Menteri, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
“Kenyataan Menteri Dalam Negeri, diikuti pernyataan Perdana Menteri, baru-baru ini telah menzahirkan secara cukup jelas bahawa UMNO akan diharamkan, mestilah diambil dengan serius oleh pemimpin UMNO hari ini.
“Mungkin UMNO masih lupa mereka bukan lagi kerajaan, yang boleh membuat keputusan akhir terhadap hampir semua keputusan dalam menentukan nasib sesebuah pertubuhan,” katanya dalam status berkenaan.
Dr Mohamad Khir berkata, UMNO akan diharamkan selepas bekas Presiden yang juga bekas Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Najib Razak didakwa di mahkamah atas pertuduhan salah laku pengubahan wang haram yang turut membabitkan UMNO yang dikatakan menerima RM20 juta daripada wang terbabit.
Katanya, berdasarkan undang-undang, mana-mana pertubuhan yang menerima dana wang daripada sumber haram atau meragukan boleh diharamkan pertubuhannya.
“Walaupun UMNO tidak mengetahui dari mana sumber wang terbabit, fakta menunjukkan ia datang daripada akaun Najib.
“Saya lihat UMNO akan diharamkan sebaik mahkamah membuat keputusan bahawa wang yang masuk dalam akaun Najib adalah dari sumber meragukan dan haram sifatnya.
“Ini berbeza dengan pembatalan sebelum ini dan UMNO mengambil langkah mendaftarkan semula pertubuhan,” katanya.
Berikutan itu, bekas Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Sungai Panjang itu berkata, langkah terbaik perlu dilakukan UMNO ketika ini adalah mencari jalan supaya pengharaman parti tidak berlaku.
Katanya, kepemimpinan parti perlu menghidupkan dan meneruskan kelangsungan perjuangan parti walaupun terpaksa menggunakan nama lain.
“Perjuangan mesti diteruskan, ombak mahupun ranjau itu perkara biasa. Jangan menyerah biarpun kapal berubah, namun destinasinya tetap sama untuk agama bangsa dan negara,” katanya.
The case for small businesses.
The benefits of self-funding are well documented. Companies are turning to this model now more than ever before, due to increasing costs in today’s healthcare system. Redirect Health, the company I oversee, is a national firm in the direct care sector -- bringing healthcare to employers and their employees at a lower cost. In the long term, it reduces their firm’s risk of losing staff to large employers, and gives them an advantage over the big guys.
But where do business owners get started on saving?
Putting a self-insurance plan for an employer is as easy as hiring a third-party administrator (TPA) to administer the program (like Redirect) and help with compliance. More important is determining the right strategy for your business. Start every plan with giving meaningful access. For some businesses, with higher paid employees, catastrophic care is important so the employer may need a stop loss policy.
Here are my are recommendations for every plan you consider:
Make primary care and chiropractic care easy and accessible. Unlimited visits and no copayment make it the go to alternative for care.
Create a gatekeeper. Market it as a concierge service that helps employees navigate the system and prices options. At Redirect Health we use our TelePCP (Primary Care Providers) as 24/7 access to primary care, reducing the need for employees to visit clinics but also to provide pricing and navigation.
Create variable pricing on deductibles on higher priced healthcare
(hospitalization) to incentivize employees use the more affordable option.
Identify the 10 percent of the people who spend 90 percent of the money, create a care plan for them, and then help them work the plan. As an example -- making sure a diabetic has their insulin, or can get it by a phone call where ever they are in the country, keeps them out of a hospital.
Buy insurance last.
