Rising hospital costs cancel out expanded PhilHealth benefits
PhilHealth may be expanding its insurance coverage but rising hospital costs may be canceling out these benefits.
PhilHealth may be expanding its insurance coverage but rising hospital costs may be canceling out these benefits.
PhilHealth is committed to further expanding benefits for its members and said it will comply with the Supreme Court decision on the P89.9-billion fund transfer.
Ang PhilHealth Konsulta program ay isang pinalawak na pakete ng benepisyo para sa mga serbisyong outpatient para sa lahat ng Pilipino. Saklaw ng Konsulta ang konsultasyon, laboratory at diagnostic tests at gamot.
The PhilHealth Konsulta program is an expanded benefit package for outpatient services for all Filipinos. Konsulta covers consultation, laboratory and diagnostic tests and medication.
Sa ika-12 episode ng Tres from Tress podcast, kasama ang senior editor ng VERA Files na si Elma Sandoval, sasagutin ni Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, senior vice president for Health Finance Policy at spokesperson ng PhilHealth, ang malaking katanungan: Sagot nga ba ng PhilHealth ang kalusugan mo?
Health advocate Dr. Anthony Leachon iginiit na ang paglilipat ng sobrang pondo ng PhilHealth ay labag sa Universal Health Care Act.
Health advocate Dr. Anthony Leachon asserted that the transfer of PhilHealth's excess funds goes against the Universal Health Care Act.
PhilHealth should have used excess funds to add outpatient services that would directly benefit its members so there would be no reason to have it transferred to the national treasury.
Leachon criticized Herbosa for keeping quiet on the issue, citing a lack of transparency on the process that led to the decision to return PhilHealth funds.
Labag daw sa Universal Healthcare Act ang paglilipat ng halos P90 billion na excess funds ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation o PhilHealth sa national treasury. Sa ika-11 episode ng Tres from Tress podcast, makikipagkwentuhan si Elma Sandoval, senior editor ng VERA Files, kay Dr. Tony Leachon, isang independent health reform advocate at former PhilHealth director, para malinawan ang mga bagay sa mainit na isyung ito.