{"id":72206,"date":"2016-03-12T06:50:46","date_gmt":"2016-03-12T11:50:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=72206"},"modified":"2016-03-12T06:50:46","modified_gmt":"2016-03-12T11:50:46","slug":"philhealth-much-stronger-now-previous-years-dorotan-gov-salceda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2016\/03\/12\/philhealth-much-stronger-now-previous-years-dorotan-gov-salceda\/","title":{"rendered":"Philhealth much stronger now than in previous years \u2013 Dorotan, Gov. Salceda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LEGAZPI CITY \u2013 The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. is much stronger now than in the previous years, PhilHealth Board Member Eddie Dorotan said.<\/p>\n

Dorotan clarified that it is not true that the health insurance company might become non-operational soon due to lack of funds.<\/p>\n

In fact, he said, PhilHealth is very much financially sound.<\/p>\n

The PhilHealth official said the funding reserves of the company, which stands at Php128-Php130 billion at present, could last up to two years, based on the provision of the law.<\/p>\n

Although for the sake of transparency, Dorotan said, the benefit-providing company spent Php97 billion in terms of medical assistance to the poor members of the society like the senior citizens and members of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program vis-a-vis its Php96-billion funds last year, the standby reserves make the company very much solid and sound.<\/p>\n

He stressed that PhilHealth will further enhance its collection and campaign against graft and corruption in line with the Daang Matuwid policy of President Benigno C. Aquino III.<\/p>\n

The former mayor of Irosin, Sorsogon, who has been known for his fight against corruption, cited fraudulent claims and ghost patients as anomalous transactions being done against PhilHealth.<\/p>\n

In this connection, he said, PhilHealth has filed cases against those involved who have been meted out appropriate sentences and penalties.<\/p>\n

Dorotan said the company has a 92-percent coverage of intended beneficiaries and it aims to achieve the universal health coverage soonest.<\/p>\n

He said the remaining small percentage not covered comprises informal settlers.<\/p>\n

Dorotan said the PhilHealth has further widened the coverage of its services as it has already included those who have heart diseases, dialysis and other health packages.<\/p>\n

In addition, he disclosed, some PhilHealth members no longer pay but enjoy no-balance billing once they are confined in many hospitals all over the Philippines.<\/p>\n

Governor Joey Sarte Salceda agreed with the disclosures of Dorotan, saying PhilHealth is much stronger today than it had been in the previous years owing to its fundamental structure.<\/p>\n

Salceda said that at present, PhilHealth has an additional compulsory market or predictable source of funding \u2013 the 80-percent collection of sin tax \u2013 aside from the regular contributions of its members from the private and public sectors.<\/p>\n

He stressed that the services being given by PhilHealth quadrupled because from the previous expenditures of Php26 billion, it spent Php97 billion last year for the benefit of its members.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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