By Pearl Gumapos
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday (Nov. 4) assured its partner hospitals that it has enough funds to pay for the hospital claims.
“Ang buong PhilHealth ay committed po na tugunin ang panawagan ni Pangulong Duterte na amin nang mabayaran ng mabilis ang aming pananagutan sa mga partner naming hospitals. Itong pagbabayad ng claims ay talagang pananagutan namin ito. Hindi namin ito tatalikuran,” PhilHealth manager Rey Baleña said during the Laging Handa public briefing.
Baleña said the reason for the staggered release of claims was due to the pandemic which slowed down the processing of claims.
He said PhilHealth asks for their partner hospitals’ understanding and support.
“Moving forward, matatanggap na nila iyong mga bayad na nakabinbin sa nakaraan,” he said.
Meanwhile, Baleña also said PhilHealth has enough funds to provide for the hospital claims.
“Hindi po isyu ang pambayad sa ating mga claims. Mayroon tayong sapat na pondo. Mayroon tayong matatag na pondo para ipagpatuloy ang pagbayad. Lamang ay talagang bumagal ang proseso natin sa pagproseso ng claims lalo na doon sa nag-claim for COVID-19,” he said.
“Moving forward, makakaasa po iyong mga hospitals na dadating na po ang mga bayad natin, especially doon sa COVID-19 claims,” he added. -rir
