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A lawmaker is seeking to have state health insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corp . implement a 30% increase in its benefit packages and coverage, following the P89.9 billion in excess funds reported by the agency.Under House Resolution 1900, Agri Party-list representative Wilbert “Manoy” Lee called for PhilHealth to increase benefits and introduce new benefits packages, such as vital diagnostic tests and other laboratory exams as outpatient services.
9 billion in excess funds, of which P20 billion was transmitted to the national treasury as of July 23, with the rest set to be released on a staggered basis.“The availability of substantial funds shows that PhilHealth can expand its benefit packages and can even introduce new benefits to cover more of the actual hospitalization costs of beneficiaries,” Lee said in a letter to PhilHealth dated August 8.
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