Pag-alis sa ‘single confinement’ policy, lusot na sa benefits committee ng PhilHealth

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00:00For our RSP members of PhilHealth, the Benefits Committee approved the removal of the single confinement policy of our countrymen beneficiaries of the agency.

00:10Noel Talacay for the details.

00:15A decade member of PhilHealth in Erol has also experienced two times being hit by a type of disease.

00:24One of these was not answered by the Health Insurance of the country.

00:28Any disease should be covered, even if it is repeated.

00:32It should be like that so that all diseases are covered.

00:36Erol experienced the single confinement policy of PhilHealth

00:41where it is stated that PhilHealth did not answer if their member was hospitalized twice for the same disease within 70 days.

00:53For example, you are now confined by typhoid fever.

00:58After two weeks, you are confined for the same illness, typhoid fever.

01:04You will not be allowed to be confined for the second time for typhoid fever.

01:09Because CalTAS is continuously paying monthly premium contributions to PhilHealth,

01:16it is said that this policy should be changed.

01:19Should the single confinement be removed?

01:23CalTAS is too big now.

01:26It seems that Erol's wish will now be fulfilled

01:29because PhilHealth confirmed that the single confinement policy will be removed.

01:35This is already approved by the benefits committee of the board of the agency.

01:41And in Viennese, it will be submitted to the PhilHealth Committee on Bank.

01:46So if someone is confined for the same illness within 90 days,

01:51we will pay them both.

01:54And this is not only for some diseases, but for all diseases covered by PhilHealth.

02:00According to the study of the Department of Health,

02:03more than 26,000 claims were not approved by PhilHealth due to the single confinement policy

02:13According to the DOH, it is time to fix PhilHealth's policy

02:19to ease the expenses of Filipinos in their health,

02:23according to the Universal Health Care Act 2019.

02:27Meanwhile, PhilHealth will also answer prescription eyeglasses,

02:32crutches,

02:33walkers,

02:34and wheelchairs,

02:35which are often needed by senior citizens and persons with disabilities.

02:40This is also in line with the call of their members and the Congress' order.

02:46Well, in response to the requests and of course the instruction of the Congress,

02:54we are studying if we can cover the so-called prescription glasses,

03:04assistive devices like wheelchair, crutches, cane, or walkers.

03:11And this is currently under our study, including the financial impact analysis.

03:18And hopefully, this can also be released before the end of the year

03:24and become effective at the beginning of 2025.

03:28According to the leadership of PhilHealth,

03:30they will continue to make steps to improve their policy to benefit every Filipino.

03:38According to the DOH, in the new Philippines, every life is important.

03:43Noel Talacay for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.

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