The Department of Health (DOH), as the supervising agency of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), on Friday, Dec. 13 assured that the health benefits of the national health insurance agency will continue “with or without” subsidy from the forthcoming General Appropriations Act.
The Department of Health , as the supervising agency of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation , on Friday, Dec. 13 assured that the health benefits of the national health insurance agency will continue “with or without” subsidy from the forthcoming General Appropriations Act. This statement of the DOH comes in response to the Senate’s decision to allocate zero subsidy for PhilHealth under the 2025 national budget.
“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,” he added.The DOH said it is confident that PhilHealth has sufficient funds to continue and enhance benefit delivery for the next two to three years.
The DOH cited that since August, the PhilHealth Board has approved new or improved benefit packages for hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, dengue, PhilHealth Konsulta, and heart attacks.
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