ZERO BILLING POLICY
15 September 2024
FROM THE PAGE: MAHALIN NATIN ANG PILIPINAS
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THE ZERO BILLING POLICY is an initiative of FP Rody Duterte. This is one of his programs in Davao City when he was still mayor and when he became president , the program was adopted on a national level in 2017.
It is not BBM's initiative as Tamby is saying as published by INQUIRER.net.
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Hospitalization will be free next year for poor Pinoys —DOH chief
By FERDINANDH CABRERA
Published December 18, 2016 9:04am
SHARIFF AGUAK, Maguindanao— In 2017, poor Filipinos need not worry about their hospital and medicine bills –these will be free, Health Department chief said Saturday.
“There’s no need to hold any card of PhilHealth, just prove to us you are a Filipino, you are entitled to be covered by health benefits, the PhilHealth will take care of the hospital billings and other concerns,” Health secretary Paulyn Jean Rossel-Ubial said Saturday during her visit to the Integrated Provincial Hospital Office (IPHO) in Maguindanao.
She said this after an increase of the funds being given by the Budget department to cover the hospital needs of the poor and needy Filipinos.
The Health Department, according to her, is now in good financial standing after the Budget Department paid last November the arrears of 32 Billion from the 42 Billion deficits of PhilHealth.
“This is first time in [DOH] history ... President Duterte has exerted all efforts and expect changes in the next days ... poor patients will leave hospitals with no billings balance,” Ubial added.
https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/nation/592866/hospitalization-will-be-free-next-year-for-poor-pinoys-doh-chief/story/
AND NOW.... THIS IS WHAT TAMBY IS SAYING :
Romualdez backs Marcos’ ‘zero-billing’ healthcare plan
INQUIRER.net / 05:05 PM September 14, 2024
MANILA, Philippines — House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez on Saturday expressed strong support for President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s “zero-billing” initiative, a healthcare program offering free medical services at 22 public hospitals nationwide.
Launched on the President’s 67th birthday on Sept. 13, the program is a significant step toward making healthcare accessible to all Filipinos, Romualdez said.
“The zero-billing program reflects the President’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that no Filipino is left behind in receiving medical care,” Romualdez said.
“The zero-billing program reflects the President’s unwavering commitment to ensuring that no Filipino is left behind in receiving medical care,” Romualdez said.
“This program relieves Filipinos, especially those in vulnerable communities, from the burden of costly medical services,” Romualdez said.
The initiative is implemented in eight major hospitals in the National Capital Region, including the National Kidney and Transplant Institute and the Philippine General Hospital, as well as 14 hospitals across Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
“This broad coverage shows the administration’s genuine concern for the health and welfare of Filipinos in every region,” Romualdez added, pledging his full support for the program and its expansion.
Romualdez also noted that the initiative is just the beginning as the government continues to explore ways to make healthcare more accessible and affordable for all Filipinos.
“As we celebrate the President’s birthday, we also celebrate his leadership and deep care for the Filipino people,” Romualdez said.
