00:00PhilHealth promised in a hearing of the Committee on Health that there will be a sufficient fund this year
00:05along with the addition of PhilHealth's benefit packages for their members.
00:11In the said hearing of the Camera with the Budget Department,
00:15it was announced that PhilHealth still has more than P400 billion in funds
00:20for their plans to add benefits this 2025,
00:24such as benefit packages for Physical Medication and Rehabilitation Services,
00:30assistive mobility devices such as wheelchairs,
00:35prescription glasses for children aged 0 to 15 years old,
00:39and others, as well as their enhancement benefit packages for prostate, cervical, lung, liver, and ovarian cancer.
00:49PhilHealth is also studying the addition of people to all of its departments
00:54to speed up the increase in the number of beneficiaries assisted by the agency.
01:00Meanwhile, the Camera also promised, along with the Ministry of Health,
01:04its continued coordination for the proposed laws
01:08that will provide the appropriate benefits to PhilHealth members.
01:14I want to ask specifically, categorically.
01:18I will write to the DOH that we have needs, Mr. Chair,
01:23because of our plans to file a house bill for the people.
01:27I need details. I need information.
01:31Will you answer me or not?
01:34Mr. Chair, we will extend your courtesy to all members of the House, including Hon. Wilbert Lee.
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