The case of private hospitals getting interim reimbursement mechanism (IRM) to the prejudice of public hospitals in Eastern Samar is a clear case of favoritism practiced by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in the fight against coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infections.
The case of private hospitals getting interim reimbursement mechanism to the prejudice of public hospitals in Eastern Samar is a clear case of favoritism practiced by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in the fight against coronavirus disease infections.
Ebardone, also a former congressman, said he is sad that although his province is poor, yet it could not be given preference in the queue for PhilHealth financial assistance. After quizzing retired Brigadier General Ricardo Morales, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer during yesterday’s public hearing, Senator Richard J. Gordon said: ‘’We need to overhaul the system, or at the very least, reshuffle and remove vice-presidents and officials if found guilty.’’
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