MANILA – In the light of more than 200 people who reportedly suffered from food poisoning during the birthday party of former First Lady Imelda Marcos, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced on Thursday that it would help pay for the hospitalization of all victims who need hospital care.
PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo C. Morales , announced that victims who are PhilHealth members needing confinement in public or private hospitals, can avail of their benefits and expect assistance from the state insurance firm. Nonmembers confined in government hospitals can avail of the Point of Service (POS) Program.
“We want to assure those affected that in case hospitalization is required, they can bank on their PhilHealth coverage for financial protection. This is consistent with PhilHealth’s mandate to provide responsive health care benefits to its members at all times, more so during emergency cases where help is needed the most,” he said and added that “We have PhilHealth CARES (Customer Assistance, Relations and Empowerment Staff) stationed in public and private hospitals to assist the victims in availing of their benefits. “
PhilHealth pays up to P 6,000 for food poisoning or acute gastroenteritis with moderate to severe dehydration when confined in any PhilHealth accredited hospital.”
“We stand firm in our commitment to provide Filipinos with access to quality health care services especially in times of emergency cases.” the PhilHealth Chief stressed./PN
