ASEAN Newspapers- Wed. , Aug. 12, 2020: – Davao City hospital got biggest PhilHealth cash advance
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Davao City hospital got biggest PhilHealth cash advance
PhilHealth inquiry: Senate President Vicente C. Sotto III on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, moves for the resumption of the second hearing of the Committee of the Whole on the Senate resolutions calling for an inquiry in aid of legislation the reported widespread corruption and mismanagement in the PhilHealth. Also in photo are (left) Sen. Francis “Tol” Tolentino and (right) Sen. Panfilo Lacson. (Joseph Vidal/Senate PRIB)
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MANILA, Philippines— Weeks before it approved the guidelines for the use of special funds for the government’s COVID-19 response, Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) had already handed out P9.3 billion in cash advances to various hospitals, especially favored health facilities, Sen. Panfilo Lacson disclosed on Tuesday.
At the resumption of the Senate hearing on the corruption scandal hounding the state-run health insurer, PhilHealth officials said a hospital in Davao City was the biggest recipient of funds from the P30-billion Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM).
Southern Philippines Medical Center, a public hospital in President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown, received P326 million. The University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital in Manila, a major referral hospital for COVID-19 patients, received P262.3 million in advance payment.
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