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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has implemented a 50% increase in around 9,000 health packages despite a zero government subsidy for 2025. The increase will cover hospital admissions starting January 1, 2025. “Ito po ay will be composed of around 9,000 case rate packages na in-increase natin ng 50%...starting January 1 admissions,” said Israel Pargas, PhilHealth Senior Vice President for Health and Finance Policy Sector, in Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon press briefing.
But excluded from the 50% adjustment are the following packages: Benefits packages that are being rationalized such as acute stroke ; pneumonia ; neonatal sepsis; bronchial asthma in acute exacerbation; severe dengue; ischemic heart disease - acute myocardial infarction; Covid-19 Benefit packages that are being re-costed and are scheduled for adjustment Newly approved benefits packages starting 2023 Cases that are identified to have high risk for moral hazard and/or adverse incentives Benefits...
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