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Malacañang has backed a proposal to let the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) cover the compensation of vaccine recipients who may suffer adverse side effects.
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Published February 15, 2021, 9:26 AM
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to take immediate action on its request to include the saliva reverse transcription (RT)- polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test in the state health insurer’s benefit package.
Philippine Red Cross (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)
PRC Chairman Senator Richard Gordon said he cannot understand why PhilHealth is dragging its feet to take action on their proposed inclusion of the saliva RT-PCR test in the PhilHealth package.
“Ang PhilHealth as usual tinatake ang time, eh bakit kaya? Eh heto na nga pinababa na natin ang presyo para hindi masyaodng mahirapan ang mga taga Philhealth from P3, 409 ang test na ito ay P2, 000 at ito ay talagang dumaan sa scientific research. Eh bakit anong rason? Baka naman meron kayong prinoproteksyunan na naginvest ng malaki dyan sa saliva test (The PhilHealth is taking its time, why is it? We have already lowered dow
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday said eight cities in the National Capital Region (NCR) were showing an increase in the number coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases.
Department of Health Secretary Dr. Francisco Duque III
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