MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should urgently review its benefit packages as it should clarify its coverage for patients in tents, a lawmaker said Wednesday.
Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Arlene Brosas said reports of patients being charged P1,000 per hour of waiting in tents is “a manifestation of the Duterte era’s dystopian nightmare.”
“Letting patients suffer in tents is one thing, but charging them P1,000 [per hour] and saying that this is not part of the PhilHealth coverage is just plain evil,” Brosas said in a statement.
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