Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)
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“PhilHealth is currently looking into new incidents of ‘upcasing’ in relation to COVID claims,” Guevarra said.
“With a former NBI (National Bureau of Investigation) chief as President/CEO, PhilHealth can very well handle this new investigation,” he stressed.
“But the DOJ/NBI will be ready to provide assistance if requested,” assured Guevarra.
PhilHealth is now headed by Dante A. Gierran whose prior government post was NBI director.
Last year, Guevarra formed Task Force PhilHealth pursuant to the Aug. 7, 2020 memorandum of President Duterte who directed the DOJ secretary “to organize a panel for the conduct of an investigation on the various allegations of corruption and anomalies in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), including the audit of the PhilHealth finances and conduct of lifestyle checks of its officials and employees.”
Published April 3, 2021, 5:44 PM
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Saturday, April 3, that 98 percent of the P15 billion allegedly “pocketed” by some officials, has already been liquidated.
In a Facebook post, PhilHealth said the controversial funds were “not missing” and were allocated to hospitals across the country to help those who were in need of medical assistance and support amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
“Napunta ito sa 711 ospital sa bansa bilang ayuda sa pandemya at para mapanatili silang bukas para sa mga pasyenteng nangangailangan ng gamutan (It went to 711 hospitals in the country as pandemic aid and to keep them open to patients in need of treatment),” the state insurer said.
(Photo from Philhealth Facebook)
PhilHealth, on its official Facebook page, said in a post that the controversial P15 billion “was not missing” – instead, it went to hospitals nationwide to help those who need assistance and support. “Napunta ito sa 711 ospital sa bansa bilang ayuda sa pandemya at para mapanatili silang bukas para sa mga pasyenteng nangangailangan ng gamutan (It went to 711 hospitals in the country as pandemic aid and to keep them open for patients in need of treatment),” PhilHealth said.
PhilHealth added that the said P15 billion is “properly accounted for” because it went to patient-beneficiaries and “not into someone else’s pocket.”
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday, March 8, reiterated that the P15 billion - which was allegedly “pocketed” by its senior officials - has been there all along.
(Photo from Philhealth Facebook)
PhilHealth, on its official Facebook page, said in a post that the
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation says 95% of the ₱15-billion allegedly stolen by the agency s former officials have been liquidated, where it went to 711 hospitals for their COVID-19 response.