Old, new solons back Duterte’s move to overhaul PhilHealth 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Ellson QuismorioOld and new House members agree: President Rodrigo Duterte’s planned reorganization of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) amid the “ghost patients” mess speaks well of the administration’s anti-corruption campaign. “We support the President’s plan to re-organize PhilHealth amid the controversy presently happening. PhilHealth is in hot water right now after it was reported that the state firm has lost as much as P154 billion in funds since 2013 through the bogus dialysis of ghost patients. While the scam was facilitated by unscrupulous health service providers, it is believed that this would not have been possible without the presence of cohorts within PhilHealth.

Source: Manila Bulletin June 13, 2019 09:56 UTC