Expand home isolation packages, Palace to PhilHealth
(File photo) MANILA - Malacanang is pushing the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expand its Covid-19 Home Isolation Benefit Packages (CHIBP) to include free reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing. Acting Presidential Spokesperson and Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said PhilHealth currently covers free testing but only among patients who are symptomatic and are currently confined in public or private hospitals. "We're also pushing PhilHealth to increase the packages for home treatment. Those who are treating themselves at home can also be co...
Source: philippinetimes.com