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MANILA- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will increase its coverage for outpatient hemodialysis from 90 sessions to 156 sessions this year. In a media forum on Wednesday, PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said this is part of their commitment to implement enhancements in the benefit packages for 2023. "This increase in the number of sessions covered is based on standards for adequate dialysis which requires three four-hour sessions every week for chronic kidney disease Stage 5 patients," Ledesma said. PhilHealth Senior Vice President Israel Francis Pargas disclosed that they are targeting to issue the new policy officially before August as the current 90 sessions may end on around that month or the second semester of the year. "So, we have the time until the second sem to make surena 'yung156 mailabasnatin(that we can release the 156 [sessions])," he said. "We hope that by this first or second sem,

Francis pargasEmmanuel ledesma jrPhilippine health insurance corporation philhealthPhilippine health insurance corporationPhilhealth presidentChief executive officer emmanuel ledesmaManila the philippine health insurance corporation philhealth will increase its coverage for outpatient hemodialysis from 90 sessions to 156 this year ina media forum on wednesdayHilhealth president and chief executive officer emmanuel ledesma jr said this is part of their commitment to implement enhancements in the benefit packages for 2023 quot increase number sessions covered based on standards adequate dialysis which requires three four hour every week chronic kidney disease stage 5 patientsUot ledesma said philhealth senior vice president israel francis pargas disclosed that they are targeting to issue the new policy officially before august as current 90 sessions may end on around month or second semester of year quot soE have the time until second sem to make surena 39 yung156 mailabasnatin that we can release 156 sessionsUot he said quot we hope that by this first or second semE can already come out with the policy quot ledesma encouraged concerned members to avail of other renal replacement therapy rrt offers achieve better quality life replaces kidney 39s normal blood filtering function due failureAcute injuryNd chronic disease of the organ it includes dialysis hemodialysis or peritonealNd kidney transplantation quot philhealth is providing php270000 in financial support to patients who are on peritoneal dialysis or what we call pd first