SAN JOSE, Antique – There isn’t a patient under investigation (PUI) in Western Visayas yet who has claimed for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PHIC) new health insurance package.
PHIC regional director Valerie Anne Hollero announced that PhilHealth’s Circular No. 2020-0004, which took effect on Jan. 30, provides a new health insurance package for the PUIs. It was crafted after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a public health emergency.
“There is a new benefits package for the PUIs in the amount of PHP14,000,” she said.
Of the P14,000 benefit package, the 30 percent of it will be for the professional fee of the attending physician and the remaining 70 percent will be for the laboratory examination, medical supplies and the room where the PUI was admitted.
Hollero added that since the said health insurance package is new, it must be a reason why no PUI in Western Visayas has yet to make claim of it.
“The PUIs could claim the benefits package even if their laboratory results turned out to be negative,” she added.
The two Antiqueños, – both seafarers – who tested negative of COVID-19 could still claim the said package.
Holero also said that she plans to hold a regular quarterly meeting with the stakeholders of this province so that they could bring up to her the PHIC claims and other health-related concerns.
“We will regularly have a meeting with the healthcare providers so that there would be smooth sailing relations,” she said. (PNA)
