Sen. Pia Cayetano
CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Akala ko joke.” (I assumed it was a joke).
This was the response of Senator Pia Cayetano after studying that PhilHealth Senior Vice President Renato Limsiaco, Jr. said that the company goals to cowl solely 18% of hospitalization prices by 2025 through the latest oral arguments of the Supreme Courtroom on the switch of PhilHealth’s extra funds to the nationwide treasury.
In an interview with Cebu media on Friday, Cayetano criticized the state insurance coverage supplier’s share protection for its members’ hospital payments.
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“Kung maririnig ko sa Supreme Courtroom, sagot mismo sa Supreme Courtroom justice na ang aim is eighteen % lang ang sasaluhin ng PhilHealth, akala ko joke kasi ang gusto kong marinig nasa 50 % tayo, papunta tayo sa 75 % [hanggang] 99 %,” Cayetano stated.
She referred to as it a “joke” as it’s opposite to the intention of the Common Well being Care (UHC) Legislation, which additionally goals to offer sufficient and inexpensive well being companies to all Filipinos by way of PhilHealth.
Furthermore, Cayetano stated that the expertise shared by Affiliate Justice Jhosep Lopez on the Supreme Courtroom was proof of how inadequate the protection of PhilHealth is to its members.
In response to Lopez, PhilHealth solely coated P50,000 of his hospital invoice, which reached P7 million in 2023.
Cayetano stated she has been the vice-chairman of the Senate’s Committee on Finance for 5 years, the place she was additionally answerable for PhilHealth’s finances.
“For the previous two years hindi nga sila humingi ng pondo. Sabi nila sapat ang pondo. Sapat ang pondo, tapos 18 % palang ang kaya niyong i-cover after which by 2028, simply three years from now, ang aim nila is 28 %. Saan kukuha ang tao ng balanse no’n?” she stated.
Cayetano, who additionally chairs the Senate’s Blue Ribbon Committee, warns the state insurance coverage supplier that she may refer the problem to the Blue Ribbon Committee to analyze the urgent matter.
Cayetano was right here in Cebu to have a good time the Barangay Well being Employees day on Friday in Cebu Metropolis.
Picture caption: Sen. Pia Cayetano slammed PhilHealth after studying the proportion it goals to cowl for its members in 2025. | photograph by Niña Mae Oliverio
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