Private hospitals that threatened to cut ties with PhilHealth now back to the fold, says exec

BACK TO THE FOLD. Some of the hospitals that threatened to cut ties with the state insurers have decided to give it one more try. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

MANILA, Philippines — Most private hospitals who warned of severing ties with Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) have resumed transactions with the state insurer, PhilHealth executive said Wednesday.

Dr. Shirley Domingo, vice president for corporate affairs of Philhealth, said the issues with the private hospitals are now “resolved.”

“As of now, those who gave us some, who brought us some issue to our claims, nakipag-usap na kami dati at na-resolve po natin ‘yung mga issues (we already talked to them and we have resolved the issues),” Domingo said over Teleradyo.

“Therefore, we are happy to report that those hospitals, in fact, almost all hospitals, are now accredited,” she added.

Domingo added that the regional offices of Philhealth are “continiously reconciling the claims of private hospitals.”

She also said Philhealth is improving their system to fast track automation of the process for releasing claims to private hospitals.

“We are continuously reforming our IT system… We hope we continue on as partners here in our National Health Insurance program,” she added.

It can be recalled that the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines planned to impose a “Philhealth holiday” by not accepting claims for Philhealth claims for deduction of health services over unpaid claims.

Some hospitals had also announced plans to cut ties with the state insurer.

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