MANILA, Philippines — Citing the expensive costs of COVID-19 treatment, a House official wants healthcare service providers to implement a 12-month payment plan to ease the woes of those settling hefty hospital bills.
House Bill 9310 or the “Patak-Patak COVID-19 Hospitalization Payment Plan” seeks to grant President Duterte the power to enforce interventions in the hospital fees of COVID-19 patients.
House deputy speaker and 1-PACMAN Rep. Michael Romero pointed out that even if the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has case rate packages for COVID-19, this is not enough for patients who will still need to shell out money for their hospital bills.
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