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THE PHILIPPINE Health Insurance Corp. has created a debit-credit payment method to facilitate the settlement of accounts payable to healthcare facilities amid a coronavirus pandemic, the presidential palace said on Thursday.
This after President Rodrigo R. Duterte ordered it to fast-track the payment of hospital claims in relation to the health crisis.
“Through this measure, we are confident there would be continuous delivery of healthcare services, especially in identified areas of concern, amid the rising number of coronavirus active cases,” presidential spokesman Herminio L. Roque, Jr. said in a statement.
The facilities must be in regions identified by an inter-agency task force such as the National Capital Region, Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Pampanga and Rizal, he said.
Ivermectin being sold online
CONGRESSMEN on Monday warned against the use of anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin against the coronavirus, asking the Trade department to monitor its sale on e-commerce sites.
“Please be on the lookout for abusive online sellers who are taking advantage of the current situation and even manipulating the price of Ivermectin,” Valenzuela Rep. Weslie T. Gatchalian said in a statement.
“This drug has not been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for human use and may be highly harmful to the health of our consumers.”
Some congressmen endorsed the use of Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment last week. But the local FDA said the only ivermectin drug registered in the country is for use by animals. Use by humans could lead to possible side effects, it added.