SEN. Bong Go said the funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should serve the public's health needs rather than be unutilized, mishandled or diverted.
SEN. Bong Go said the funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. should serve the public's health needs rather than be unutilized, mishandled or diverted.The chairman of the Senate Committee on Health reiterated his appeal to PhilHealth to 'accelerate overdue reforms, maximize available funds and meet healthcare needs of the poor.'Go emphasized the importance of ensuring that 'every peso contributed by citizens to PhilHealth is used effectively.
'Go cited past instances of questionable plans, including the transfer of PhilHealth's excess funds to the National Treasury, which he slammed as 'counterproductive and morally wrong.''Don't wait for you to generate excess funds. Use that for our poor fellowmen,' he said in Filipino.The senator highlighted real-life cases where PhilHealth's policies 'fell short in serving Filipinos.
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