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PhilHealth says 'no basis' for UST Hospital P180 million claim

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/9QCHn3LG2NI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>MANILA - The claim of the University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) that PhilHealth owes it P180 million has &quot;no basis,&quot; the state health insurance agency said Monday.USTH earlier said it let go of non-frontline workers due to financial losses caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/03/20/ust-hospital-retrenches-amid-losses-from-covid-19-says-philhealth-owes-it-p180-m">UST Hospital retrenches amid losses from COVID-19, says Philhealth owes it P180-M</a></li></ul>In a statement Monday, UST said the proposal to retrench workers was held pending review by the university&#x27;s Board of Trustees on May 20.PhilHealth president Ricardo Morales said the agency made an advance payment of P18 million to the private hospital on April 18 in anticipation of the pandemic.&quot;Last year, more than P300 million yung binayad natin and then this year lang April 18 nag-advance kami sa kanila ng P85 million para sa COVID. So hindi ko alam kung saan nanggaling itong sinasabi nilang P180 million,&quot; he told radio DZMM.(Last year, we paid them more than P300 million and last April 18 we paid in advance P85 million for COVID. So I don&#x27;t know where they got this P180 million claim.)&quot;Walang basehan yung P180 million na &#x27;yan. Yung libro namin, yung accountant namin tiningnan, walang basehan.&quot;(That P180 million claim has no basis. Our books, accountant looked into it, it has no basis.)The agency has sent a team of accountants to the private facility, Morales said.&quot;Yung pera naman ng PhilHealth public funds yan eh. Pag binayaran natin talagang ginawa yung serbisyo at talagang merong beneficiary. May pangalan, so hindi naman basta magsubmit sila ng billing na hindi man lang natin iche-check,&quot; he said.(PhilHealth&#x27;s money is public funds. When we pay a hospital for their service, it has to have a beneficiary. There has to be a name. They can&#x27;t just submit a bill and expect us not to check it.)&quot;Pina-check ko sa mga financial managers natin, hindi namin matunton kung saan galing itong kine-claim ng UST na P180 million,&quot; he added, noting that PhilHealth has paid UST some P2 billion since 2015.(I had our financial managers check it, we can&#x27;t find where UST got the P180 million claim.)Last year, PhilHealth said it has &quot;fully paid&quot; the reimbursement claims of private hospitals, some of which threatened not to renew its accreditation with the agency over its alleged debt. <ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/10/21/19/philhealth-says-private-hospital-claims-fully-paid">PhilHealth says private hospital claims &#x27;fully paid&#x27;</a></li></ul>

The claim of the University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) that PhilHealth owes it P180 million has "no basis," the state health insurance agency said Monday.

The claim of the University of Santo Tomas Hospital (USTH) that PhilHealth owes it P180 million has "no basis," the state health insurance agency said Monday.