MANILA, Philippines—Senator Leila De Lima asked her colleagues in the Senate to investigate the alleged incapabilities of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in releasing insurance claims to its accredited hospitals. 461, De Lima said the failure to release the insurance proceeds could have a rippling effect in the hospitals’ capacity to deliver its services especially in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. ADVERTISEMENT“The capacity of the PhilHealth, as the primary health insurer of the government and as the lead implementer of Republic Act No. 11223, otherwise known as the Universal Health Care Act, to settle health care expenditures and assist public and private hospitals in our health care service delivery is in question,” said De Lima. “Now, more than ever, we need our hospitals open and operating as we continue to fight COVID-19 as a country.”CFCADVERTISEMENTRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 08, 2020 10:07 UTC