The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has released P6.3-billion worth of claims of hospitals in high-risk areas in the battle against COVID-19. The funds were released through the debit-credit payment program to around 206 health institutions.
PhilHealth claims that it has paid out 79 percent of the total claims, whether COVID or non-COVID. PhilHealth also assured the public that it had enough funds to cover the unpaid claims it owes to hospitals amid complaints that PhilHealth’s obligations are heaping up to billions of pesos.
[1 Philippine Peso PHP = 0.018 United Stated Dollar USD]
To know more read the entire article originally published in Manila Standard here.
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