With or without subsidy from the General Appropriations Act, the Department of Health made an assurance that Filipinos will continue to enjoy the benefits of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
With or without subsidy from the General Appropriations Act, the Department of Health made an assurance that Filipinos will continue to enjoy the benefits of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. .
“We reviewed the financial statements of PhilHealth together with its established performance, and the DOH is confident that it has enough money to continue and even improve operations,” Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said. Since August 2024, the PhilHealth Board has already approved new or improved benefit packages for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, dengue, PhilHealth Konsulta, heart attacks. It has also approved for implementation benefits for rare diseases, oral/dental health, physical medicine and rehabilitation including assistive devices like wheelchairs, and kidney transplantation.
The DOH is confident that PhilHealth has the money to continue even improve benefit delivery well into the next two to three years.
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