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PhilHealth has no P86-B in unpaid claims to hospitals, says official

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Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA - The Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Monday denied that it owed P86 billion to hospitals since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying its unpaid claims only amounted to P12.9 billion.The P12.9-billion worth of claims is in different stages of processing, said Shirley Domingo, PhilHealth vice president for corporate affairs.&quot;There is no such thing as P86 billion in claims, utang (debt) in claims,&quot; Domingo told ANC&#x27;s Dateline Philippines.&quot;They added the claims they were processing with the claims already denied,&quot; she said.Of the P12.9 billion claims being processed, about 15 percent are COVID-19 claims, the PhilHealth vice president said.&quot;We are processing our regular claims, our good claims at 43 days. It&#x27;s the COVID claims that&#x27;s the issue,&quot; she said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/video/news/08/11/21/philhealth-memos-shouldnt-hurt-hospitals-says-group">PhilHealth memo interpretations shouldn’t hurt hospitals, says group</a></li></ul>Domingo did not give the state insurer&#x27;s average turnaround time for the processing of COVID-19 claims, but noted that the state insurer would never reach a &quot;zero-zero claims processing status&quot; as it continues to process about 1 million claims a month.The PhilHealth official also defended an updated PhilHealth circular on the suspension of payments of claims (TSPC), saying hospitals and claimants should not be wary of the policy.&quot;The circular has been there since 2016. The provisions of these new circulars give them more protection... because it has a provision on due process,&quot; Domingo said.&quot;We will still pay for the claims pending with us. There was not much affected hospitals when we previously implemented this,&quot; she said.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/21/21/hospital-group-alarmed-over-philhealths-new-circular-on-claims-payment">Hospital group alarmed over PhilHealth&#x27;s new circular on claims payment</a></li></ul>The circular simple addressed &quot;the issue of fraud and sustainability of the fund,&quot; she said.President Rodrigo Duterte earlier told the state insurer to settle its debt to hospitals as soon as possible as facilities continue to receive more patients as the COVID-19 pandemic rages on in the Philippines.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/12/21/duterte-wants-philhealth-debt-paid-soonest-palace">Duterte wants PhilHealth debt paid soonest, Palace says as hospitals seek relief</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1754047" width="100%"></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>

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Monday denied that it owed P86 billion to hospitals since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying its unpaid claims only amounted to P12.9 billion.

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PhilHealth has no P86-B in unpaid claims to hospitals, says official

Katrina Domingo,

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Published Aug 23, 2021 02:28 PM PHT

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