“Dapat busy ang PhilHealth sa pagdaragdag ng mga benepisyo at pagbabayad ng claims.'
In a bid to hasten the enhancement of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation benefits, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed House Bill No. 11297, which sought to amend Republic Act No.11223 or the “Universal Health Care Act”.In a bid to hasten the enhancement of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation benefits, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee filed House Bill No. 11297, which sought to amend Republic Act No.11223 or the “Universal Health Care Act”.
This is expected to boost PhilHealth's actuary teams and other necessary personnel in implementing healthcare benefit increases.
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