Senator Loren Legarda urges for diligent and transparent enforcement of recent PhilHealth benefit package enhancements, emphasizing the need for clarity on covered cases and allocated funds. She highlights concerns regarding insufficient and uncertain coverage, leading to patient insecurity and out-of-pocket expenses despite PhilHealth membership.
SEN. Loren Legarda has called for diligent and transparent enforcement of the recent enhancements to its members' benefit package offered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. .These enhancements cover various medical services, such as treatments for ischemic heart disease , emergency outpatient services, kidney transplants and updates to 50 percent of specific case rates.
'The monthly contributions taken from workers' salaries are significant, but we have yet to see a substantial increase in PhilHealth coverage,' she said.
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