MANILA, Philippines —Two lawmakers on Thursday called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to restore its no cost limit for treating coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Cagayan de Oro 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodriguez made the call after PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales released a new case rate package for COVID-19 patients who will be hospitalized starting April 15. Morales earlier announced that Philhealth will shoulder the hospital expenses of all COVID-19 patients in the country. On Tuesday, however, Morales said that while PhilHealth has sufficient funds, a new case rate package for COVID-19 patients is needed to ensure sustainability. A case rate package sets the maximum amount that PhilHealth will shoulder for a patient for a certain ailment.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 09, 2020 03:54 UTC