Private hospitals are threatening to take a hospital holiday over alleged failure of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to settle billions that it owes them. The corporation’s interim president, Celestina de la Serna, on Tuesday promised to pay up. “If PhilHealth does not pay at least in two weeks’ time, many hospitals may close or impose a hospital holiday,” Jimenez said in a radio interview also on Tuesday. Responding, De la Serna said, “I hope they do not resort to this. De la Serna herself is facing accusations of misusing P923,174 in travel and conference funds and causing PhilHealth’s P8.9-billion loss under her watch.

Source: Manila Times May 08, 2018 16:07 UTC