FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto assured the public that the use of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)’s sleeping funds for the government’s priority programs and projects will not harm its members nor its plans to expand its benefit packages this year.
FINANCE Secretary Ralph G. Recto assured the public that the use of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ’s sleeping funds for the government’s priority programs and projects will not harm its members nor its plans to expand its benefit packages this year.“The Department of Finance ’s move is consistent with the medical principle of ‘do no harm’.
For severe illnesses like breast cancer, which currently receive P100,000, the coverage will be raised to 1.4 million. And there are many more enhancements),' Secretary Recto explained.By the end of 2024, the Finance Chief said that PhilHealth will have a net income of P61.18 billion. The income of PhilHealth has steadily increased since 2019, from P4.66 billion to P 173.46 billion in 2023.
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