MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday assured Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) members that they can continue using all inpatient, outpatient, and special benefit packages despite the agency having zero subsidies for 2025.
According to DOH Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, who is also the chairperson of the PhilHealth Board, it was PhilHealth’s job to pay for the health benefits of its members whether or not they get funding from the General Appropriations Act.
“Binasa namin ang financial statements ng PhilHealth kasama ang napag-alamang performance nito, at kumpiyansa ang DOH na mayroon itong sapat na pera para ipagpatuloy at pagandahin pa ang kaniyang operasyon,” Herbosa said in a statement.
Article continues after this advertisement(We read the financial statement of PhilHealth along with its performance, and the DOH is confident that it has enough funds to continue and improve its operations.)
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Article continues after this advertisement“May kumpiyansa ang DOH na may cash on hand ang PhilHealth para magpatuloy at mapabuti pa ang paghahatid ng benepisyo sa susunod na dalawa hanggang tatlong taon,” the health bureau said in the same statement.
Article continues after this advertisement(The DOH is confident that PhilHealth has cash on hand to continue and improve its services for the next two to three years.)
slots of vegas free spins Article continues after this advertisementThe DOH also reported that total benefit expenditures in 2023 were P74 billion, while expenditures from January to September 2024 reached P135 billion. It added that the agency earned P463.7 billion in 2023.
Meanwhile, PhilHealth denied allegations that it had allocated P138 million for a Christmas party, saying that the funds were intended for its 30th anniversary celebration.
Article continues after this advertisementDr. Tony Leachon, in his original Facebook post, published a list of supposed Christmas party activities and expenditures and said that PhilHealth’s leadership team was “abusive” for not spending the funds wisely.
However, the agency also said that the approved activities are “reasonable, budgeted following existing limits set by the government.”
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