Garin said PhilHealth had been paying for treatments of fictitious patients not only for kidney ailments but also for pneumonia and dengue. Food, transportationGarin said the people who were tapped in filing fraudulent claims with PhilHealth were provided with food and transportation fare. But the hospital, in cahoots with doctors and PhilHealth officials, collect around P16,000 and sometimes P32,000 per ghost treatment,” she added. Talking to reporters after the inquest, Roque said PhilHealth officials should have been included in the charge sheet. Garin, meanwhile, appealed to Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to take over PhilHealth until a new board is constituted.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 12, 2019 23:26 UTC