[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row admin_label=”!!! PLEASE DO NOT EDIT !!!” _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.19.5″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – SUMMARY – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your summary. The summary condenses the main points for the news that starts below. The summary is in bold and not longer than 300 characters, including spaces. The counter at the bottom can help.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||20px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
Senator Bong Go criticized PhilHealth\u2019s handling of funds, citing its \u20b160-billion treasury transfer in 2024 and rejection of a \u20b170-billion subsidy in 2025 as setbacks to Universal Health Care implementation. He blamed delayed benefit rollouts for unused funds and urged stronger financial management to ensure continuous health service expansion.<\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 1 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”||1em||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Senator Bong Go raised concern over the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation\u2019s (PhilHealth) financial management, warning that its recent budgetary decisions could undermine key health programs under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law. He pointed out that PhilHealth\u2019s transfer of \u20b160 billion in \u201cexcess funds\u201d to the national treasury in 2024, followed by its refusal of a \u20b170-billion government subsidy in 2025, created a two-year funding gap that likely disrupted reform efforts and service expansion.<\/p>\n Go criticized the delay in approving and implementing new benefit packages such as dental, optometric, cardiac, and emergency outpatient services, which were only approved in December 2024. Because these programs were not rolled out earlier, PhilHealth\u2019s unspent funds were deemed surplus and remitted back to the treasury. He argued that earlier implementation could have ensured better fund utilization and improved healthcare access.<\/p>\n Although \u20b160 billion is proposed to be restored to PhilHealth\u2019s 2026 budget, this amount merely compensates for what was withdrawn in 2024 and does not cover the \u20b170 billion forgone in 2025. Go urged PhilHealth to enhance its efficiency and called on lawmakers to secure adequate funding to sustain public health services.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”TO BE EDITED – TEXT OF THE NEWS – BLOCK 2 – Click on the WHEEL icon to open the textarea where you can paste or type your news. PLEASE USE ONLY THE FEATURED IMAGE FUNCTION on your right column to add the image.” _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Senator Bong Go criticized PhilHealth\u2019s handling of funds, citing its \u20b160-billion treasury transfer in 2024 and rejection of a \u20b170-billion subsidy in 2025 as setbacks to Universal Health Care implementation. He blamed delayed benefit rollouts for unused funds and urged stronger financial management to ensure continuous health service expansion.Senator Bong Go raised concern over the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2098,"featured_media":987792330,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[],"tags":[118,134,3046,133],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987792327"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2098"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987792327"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987792327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":987792348,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/987792327\/revisions\/987792348"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/987792330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987792327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987792327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/p4h.world\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987792327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}