The government’s pandemic response managers have expanded the coverage of the claims payment program of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to include hospitals in all high-risk and critical areas in the country.
PhilHealth’s Debit-Credit Payment Method (DCPM) is intended to facilitate the settlements of accounts payable to healthcare facilities to ensure the continuous delivery of health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF) said the DCPM scheme would be applicable to high-risk and critical areas. The decision comes amid complaints from private hospitals that PhilHealth has yet to settle their unpaid health claims during the pandemic.
This is an extract from the new report originally published in Inquirer.net. Read the entire report here.
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