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House panel OKs free dialysis for seniors enablePagination: false endIndex: The House Special Committee on Senior Citizens has approved a bill providing free dialysis coverage for senior citizens. (FILE PHOTO) Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, February 4) The House Special Committee on Senior Citizens has approved a bill providing free dialysis coverage for senior citizens. Under House Bill 7859 filed by Senior Citizens Party-list Rep. Rodolfo Ordanes, the cost of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and other Department of Health-approved dialysis procedures conducted at freestanding dialysis centers and accredited hospitals will be reimbursed by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation or PhilHealth. In seeking the bill s approval, Ordanes said chronic kidney disease has become one of the causes of death among senior citizens, with demand for dialysis increasing by 400% in the past 10 years.

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