The Court of Appeals has pushes healthcare institutions not to resort to unscrupulous methods just to avail of the benefits the state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) provides. READ:
In an 11-page decision, the CA’s Fifth Division through Associate Justice Alfonso Ruiz II made the call even as it enjoined the Philhealth members and its officials “to act with prudence and without any corrupt motives” in performing their duties.
It affirmed the October 26, 2018 decision of the arbitration office of PHIC finding him guilty of 17 counts of administrative offense of breach of warranties of accreditation under Republic Act 7875 or the National Health Insurance Act.“The present pandemic already highlighted the anomalies, flaws, and limitations of our public health system. Philhealth’s financial resources, and that our nation as a whole, are already stretched to its limit.
It selected 12 patients of Castro who admitted that a free initial checkup was conducted in their respective barangay provided that the patient is a Philhealth member. Castro denied the accusations and insisted that the provincial government of Bulacan initiated the medical missions labeled by Philhealth as recruitment activities.According to him, all patients, whether Philhealth members or not, were assisted during the medical missions and that he joined the free eye consultation purposely to help the less fortunate.
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