MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals waiting for reimbursements from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) must not be made to wait much longer amid their efforts to protect and save lives during the pandemic, Senator Grace Poe said Friday.
Citing Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) president Jose de Grano, Poe said the amount of reimbursement applications with PhilHealth has reached P26 billion to P28 billion as of December 2020.
This amount is an “extrapolation” from their 114 member hospitals that submitted their claims, excluding private health institutions outside Metro Manila, said De Grano.
“This situation weighs heavily o…
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