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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 19) - The Philippine Hospital Association (PHA) is sounding the alarm on the alleged failure of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to pay hospitals their COVID-19 claims since the onset of health crisis.
During Wednesday's hearing of the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs, PHA president Dr. Jaime Almora said the "huge amount of unpaid claims for COVID-19 reimbursements dating back to the start of the pandemic" is among the major concerns hospitals face at present.
"This is now causing severe financial distress for private hospitals as well as government hospitals," said the PHA chief, adding one hospital's unsettled claims even ballooned to ₱1.2 billion.