Solon bats for free dialysis treatment for senior citizens
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 pack...