Release of PhilHealth's P60B in reallocated funds hangs
Dr. Edwin Mercado, Philippine Health Insurance Corp. president and CEO, tells The Manila Times on Nov. 7, 2025 that they remain uncertain as to when they will receive the re-allocated P60 billion funds. He said that discussions with the Senate's Appropriations Committee were ongoing and that PhilHealth was in constant communication with Congress and with advocates for the agency. Mercado said the ₱60 billion would be allocated within PhilHealth’s corporate operating budget, covering both new and existing benefit packages.
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00:00Ngayon kasi nag-uusap pa ang Appropriations Committee ng Senate, ang House naglabas na nung kanilang version so buka namang naisama yung 60 billion for GAA next year pero ang Senate hindi pa tapos ang pag-uusapin.
00:19And then secondly, yung treatment ng 60 billion, hinihintay din namin kasi nga may pending Supreme Court case e. So baka kailangang hintayin din kung ano yung decision ng Supreme Court para maano natin yung papano yung booking, papano yung treatment.
00:38Paano sir, pag di binalik yung 60 billion?
00:42Sana naman po, bumalik kasi pinakita ko po namin 214 billion na bibigay ng mga benefit payment ngayon pa lang po ng end of September.
00:53Pero malamang-lamang naman po, base po dun sa mga statements po ng ating mambabatas na talaga pong susuportahan nila ang filet susunod na taon.
01:02Pero doc, wala ka po tayo nakikitang date kung kailan nilang ibang filet yung 60 billion.
01:06Kasi yung announcement po ni President was, yun na po, ibabalik.
01:12So wala po tayo nakita pang date or possible kailan nilang maigalik.
01:17Hindi pa po madinaw.
01:19Although yun na po, naipasa dun sa mga binabalangkas na mga budget laws, yung pong 60 billion.
01:29Sa lower house.
01:32So inabangan po namin.
01:34Pero continuous naman po kami nakikipag-usap dun sa ating mga supporters at saka advocates sa loob po ng both chambers and houses.
01:43Pero doc, panyari, wala po tayo like before the year ends or early part of next year?
01:49Yung with regards to the return of the 60 billion.
01:52Wala pa po kaming, ano, kaya ang, ano naman po, may isa pa tayong naipon nung mga nakaraang taon eh.
02:01Yun nga po.
02:02Pinapakita namin din sa mambabatas natin at sa ating mga executive officials.
02:08Na talaga pong efficient na, kumbaga, yung tinatawag na absorptive capacity ng PhilHealthy, medyo lumawak na po.
02:16Doc, saan po natin gagamitin yung 60 billion kung sa kaya?
02:19Ano po yung concentration ng paggamit natin?
02:22Saan po magpo-focus for the 60 billion?
02:25So, may taonan po kaming tinatawag na corporate operating budget.
02:30So, ang kasama po dyan yung in-expect namin mga panibagong budget, panibagong beneficyo,
02:38at saka po yung mga nakaraang beneficyo at pinoproject po namin na ilan po yung madadagdag
02:44base po dun sa availability nga ng mga supplier o availability ng mga magbibigay ng servisyo.
02:51Kaya ngayon yung sinabi ko kanina, isang nakapagdagdag dun sa pagtaas ng benefit payment namin
02:57ay marami na pong mga hospital at pinatotohanan po yun ni Dr. Mel Santos,
03:02ng ating PMA President, na marami na pong doktor na nainggan yung mag-engage with the PhilHealth Benefit Payment Package.
03:10So, pag nailagay na po ng isang basket po yun, hindi na natin masasabi kung saan po pupunta.
03:15Pero ang projection po namin next year, mga 370 billion po na ating benefit payment.
03:21Compared po na ng 305 billion na nasabi ko panina this year.
03:25So, substantially, aakit po na ng another 20% for next year.
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