(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminded college students who will join limited in-person classes to register with the agency or secure medical insurance which will help in covering their expenses in case they contracted Covid-19. PhilHealth
The Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases has required college students to be enrolled in PhilHealth coverage as more colleges and universities start holding face-to-face classes amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
(File photo) MANILA - An official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday said college students are required to be registered with them or in any private health insurance before taking part in face-to-face classes. In a televised public briefing, PhilHealth Vice President for Corporate Affairs, Dr. Shirley Domingo, said the requirement came from the Commission on Higher Education and the Department of Health through a joint department order. "Nakalagay po doon na iyong estudyante ay kailangan pong magkaroon ng PhilHealth registration o kahit anong katumbas na medical insurance para magkaroon naman sila ng proteksiyon habang nagpi-face-to-face classes po sila (It stated that the student must have a PhilHealth registration or any equivalent medical insurance for them to have protection as they participate in face-to-face classes)," Domingo said. While the PhilHealth is yet to have the exact number of college students who have registered, Domingo
MANILA - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) continues to pay hospitals' claims, an official said Thursday. In a televised Laging Handa public briefing, PhilHealth Vice President for Corporate Affairs Dr. Shirley Domingo noted their regional offices are coordinating with the hospitals for their claim's payment. "They are doing reconciliation meetings. Nagbayad po tayo ng tinatawag na DCPM [Debit-Credit Payment Method]. So, naka-DCPM releases na tayo, siguro mga tatlong types of DCPM - DCPM 1, ini-extend natin iyong one, and then, two and three (We have paid through DCPM. So, we had DCPM releases, like three types of DCPM - DCPM 1, we have extended one, and then, two and three)," Domingo said. In its Circular 2021-0004, PhilHealth uses the DCPM to facilitate the settlement of accounts payable to healthcare facilities during the State of Public Health Emergency brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. PhilHealth initially applied DCPM only to areas i
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