STATE health insurer PhilHealth has paid a total of P137.6 billion in benefit claims to more than 12,000 accredited health care facilities nationwide from Jan. 1 to Oct. 31, 2024, with a national average turnaround time of 25 days.
The said payment is P37.6 billion or 37.7 percent higher compared to P99.9 billion over the same period last year. The significant improvement in claims payments and faster turnaround time has been recognized by the Agency's partners and stakeholders.Moving forward, Philhealth President and CEO Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. has expressed hope that in due time, they will be able to address the remaining bottlenecks in claims processing through the use of artificial intelligence.
He also issued an appeal to health care facilities to invest in adequate and properly trained human resource to ensure the submission of 'good' claims within the prescribed filing period.Claims are returned to the hospitals because of discrepancies in entries, incomplete, inconsistent or unreadable documents, and improperly completed claim forms.
Disburses P137 Billion In Claims Within 10 Months
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