
Some private hospitals on Friday reported the delayed release of COVID-19 reimbursements from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), noting however, that both parties seem to have caused the slow release of such payments.
Dr. Jose Rene De Grano, president of the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc (PHAPI), said they were in constant discussions with PhilHealth to settle the unpaid claims.
“Medyo may delay po ang payment ng PhillHealth pero kami po right now nakikipag-usap na po kami sa pamunuan ng PhilHealth at nangako sila na bibigyan kami ng mga kaukulang reimbursement namin,” he said.
[There is a slight delay of payments from PhilHealth but we are now talking with the management of PhilHealth and they promised to give us the reimbursements.]
De Grano made the statement after he was asked if they were experiencing delayed payments from PhilHealth like what happened with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC).
“May problema din ang mga hospitals. Inaayos na namin ‘to para madali ang pagbabayad ng PhilHealth,” he said.
[Private hospitals were also to blame. We are now fixing this so PhilHealth can pay us.]
The state insurer has yet to respond to De Grano’s statement.