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File photo MANILA - A party-list lawmaker has pushed for the inclusion of senior citizens as beneficiaries of the free dialysis treatment in the committee-approved version of the proposed Comprehensive Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) Act. In a statement on Thursday, Senior Citizen Party-list Representative Rodolfo Ordanes said the proposal provides sets of policies on kidney transplantation, peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis, including making these therapies affordable to all seniors and indigents and expanding the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) transplant benefit package. Around 2.3 million Filipino patients could benefit from the measure's passage. "In the bill, the PhilHealth transplant package covers both patient and prospective organ donor, so they do not have to worry about the cost of tests and the transplant," Ordanes said. The bill also increases the PhilHealth package rate by covering three peritoneal dialysis exchanges for 365 days and

Marikina cityStella luz quimboRodolfo ordanesHouse committee on healthPhilippine health insurance corporation philhealthNational kidneyComprehensive renal replacement therapyPhilippine health insurance corporationTransplant instituteHouse committeeCity representative stella luz quimboFile photo manilaa party list lawmaker has pushed for the inclusion of senior citizens as beneficiaries free dialysis treatment in committee approved version proposed comprehensive renal replacement therapy rrt act ina statement on thursdayEnior citizen party list representative rodolfo ordanes said the proposal provides sets of policies on kidney transplantationEritoneal dialysis and hemodialysisNcluding making these therapies affordable to all seniors and indigents expanding the philippine health insurance corporation philhealth transplant benefit package around 2 3 million filipino patients could from measure 39s passage quot in billHe philhealth transplant package covers both patient and prospective organ donor