Universal Health Care program
Opposition Sen. Leila de Lima calls to investigate the alleged failure of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation to release insurance claims to its accredited hospitals.
“The capacity of the PhilHealth, as the primary health insurer of the government and as the lead implementer of Republic Act No. 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care Act, to settle health care expenditures and assist public and private hospitals in our health care service delivery is in question,” De Lima says.
“The serious allegations of mismanagement and fraud hounding PhilHealth pose serious threats not only to the financial performance and sustainability of the corporation but to its capacity to provide essential health services to the public and to address the health problems posed by the COVID-19 pandemic,” she adds.
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed into law the Universal Health Care Bill, which aims to expand the government’s free health insurance program to millions of poor Filipinos.
The bill would mean universal and more efficient health coverage for every Filipino.
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