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Antipolo residents receive free ultrasound, cryotherapy, and breast and cervical cancer screening in Antipolo City, Rizal on Sept. 6, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/171038389199620230905-free-cancer-screening-rizal-MT2.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Antipolo residents receive free ultrasound, cryotherapy, and breast and cervical cancer screening in Antipolo City, Rizal on Sept. 6, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File"/><span class="fr-inner" spellcheck="false" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(51, 51, 51);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Antipolo residents receive free ultrasound, cryotherapy, and breast and cervical cancer screening in Antipolo City, Rizal on Sept. 6, 2023. Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News/File</span></span></span></span> </div><p>MANILA — The government is targeting to roll out free breast cancer tests such as <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">mammography and ultrasound by June this year, the Department of Health said Thursday.</span><span id="isPasted"></span></p><div><span>DOH said in a release that the state-run insurer PhilHealth approved Wednesday the inclusion<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> of mammography and ultrasound in its benefits package, which also helps detect other conditions such as abdominal problems.</span></span><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa </span> <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/12/doh-chief-orders-inclusion-of-ultrasound-mammogram-in-philhealth-package-1229"></a><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/12/doh-chief-orders-inclusion-of-ultrasound-mammogram-in-philhealth-package-1229">had ordered PhilHealth to include</a></span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/12/doh-chief-orders-inclusion-of-ultrasound-mammogram-in-philhealth-package-1229"><strong style="color:rgb(29, 29, 29) !important;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><span style="color:rgb(13, 13, 13);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important"> </span></strong></a><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/3/12/doh-chief-orders-inclusion-of-ultrasound-mammogram-in-philhealth-package-1229">ultrasound and mammograms</a></span><span style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> in its </span><span style="letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;color:rgb(65, 65, 65);text-align:left;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);float:none;display:inline !important">Konsulta benefit package after <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">several lawmakers called to expand the insurer&#x27;s </span><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;float:none;display:inline !important">coverage to primary care screening services. </span></span></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>PHILHEALTH KONSULTA</strong></div><p>The health agency added that PhilHealth&#x27;s <span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Board of Directors had also approved an increase in the capitation rate of PhilHealth Konsulta to P1,700 per patient seen a year. </span><span id="isPasted"></span></p><div><span>According to DOH, Konsulta is a primary care PhilHealth benefit package that provides payments for free annual check-ups and medicines.</span></div><p>&quot;Private Konsulta package providers (KPPs) will also be allowed to collect a co-payment of up to P900, while patients seen in public KPPs will not be charged extra,&quot; DOH said.<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"></span></p><div><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">DOH said PhilHealth targets to implement the increased payments by June 2024 or earlier, &quot;</span><span style="color:rgb(65, 65, 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<p>The government is targeting to roll out free breast cancer tests such as mammography and ultrasound by June this year, the Department of Health said Thursday.</p>

The government is targeting to roll out free breast cancer tests such as mammography and ultrasound by June this year, the Department of Health said Thursday.

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Published Mar 14, 2024 10:57 AM PHT

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