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DOH chief orders inclusion of ultrasound, mammogram in PhilHealth package
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Published Mar 12, 2024 12:59 PM PHT
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Updated Mar 12, 2024 02:36 PM PHT
Antipolo residents receive a free ultrasound, cryotherapy, and breast and cervical cancer screening on September 6, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File
Antipolo residents receive a free ultrasound, cryotherapy, and breast and cervical cancer screening on September 6, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/FileMANILA — Health chief Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to include ultrasound and mammogram in its Konsulta benefit package.
MANILA — Health chief Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to include ultrasound and mammogram in its Konsulta benefit package.
In a statement, Herbosa said he had instructed the state insurer's benefits committee to work on adding the said medical imaging procedures "for immediate implementation nationwide."
In a statement, Herbosa said he had instructed the state insurer's benefits committee to work on adding the said medical imaging procedures "for immediate implementation nationwide."
"This will ensure sustainable financing of preventive health services that can catch cancer and other conditions early, so that we can unload higher level hospitals within the health care provider network," said Herbosa, chairman of the PhilHealth Board of Directors, in the statement.
"This will ensure sustainable financing of preventive health services that can catch cancer and other conditions early, so that we can unload higher level hospitals within the health care provider network," said Herbosa, chairman of the PhilHealth Board of Directors, in the statement.
Herbosa's order follows the call of several lawmakers to expand the PhilHealth coverage to primary care screening services like ultrasound and mammography.
Herbosa's order follows the call of several lawmakers to expand the PhilHealth coverage to primary care screening services like ultrasound and mammography.
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