MANILA, Philippines — An alliance of doctors, nurses, and other health workers and professionals raise serious doubts about the “predominantly commercial insurance-based Universal Health Care Law” in the wake of mid corruption allegations hounding the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In a statement, the Health Alliance for Democracy (HEAD) demanded PhilHealth to account for all the unresolved fraudulent schemes, including the cases of “ghost dialysis” patients at WellMed Dialysis Center, a PhilHealth-accredited private facility in Novaliches, Quezon City. ADVERTISEMENTAccording to Edwin Roberto, a former WellMed employee, the center has been filing benefit claims of deceased or nonexistent PhilHealth members. It should strive to achieve the people’s aspiration for a free, comprehensive and progressive health care system,” said HEAD. “Government funds which came from people’s money should be allocated directly to strengthen the public health care system,” it added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 11, 2019 13:07 UTC