Around P12.3 billion has been released by Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to accredited hospitals to boost their response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Duterte said in his latest weekly report to Congress.
Among the recipients of the PhilHealth support are the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City, UP-Philippine General Hospital in Manila, Davao Regional Medical Center in Tagum City, and Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center in Cebu City.
The President’s report to Congress included the list of hospitals that received PhilHealth funds as of May 6. PhilHealth earlier vowed to cover the treatment costs of coronavirus patients through its new case rate packages starting April 15. As part of an agreement with the Philippine Red Cross, the President said PhilHealth has released P100 million as interim financing for coronavirus testing services.Meantime, the government continues to scale up facilities and resources for the health sector and other frontliners.
As of May 8, the government has started to use 71 out of the 117 converted evacuation centers as temporary health facilities, emergency operation centers, and food hubs. From May 1 to May 7, he said the Philippine Coast Guard has administered rapid tests on 6,911 repatriated Filipino workers at the Manila airports and sea ports. Since April 23, around 14,430 have been tested through this activity.
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