Executive Secretary Ralph Recto —Inquirer photo/Niño Jesus Orbeta
MANILA, Philippines — A large number of health professionals on Thursday said they were opposing a proposal by Executive Secretary Ralph Recto to tie the type of benefit packages that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members could get to the amount of contributions they paid.
Over 70 groups of healthcare workers are instead urging the government to increase the budget allocated for PhilHealth to prevent “polarization” between direct and indirect contributors.
Article continues after this advertisement
In an open letter to Recto, which they presented during a press briefing on Thursday, the groups rejected his proposal which they said would lead to unequal PhilHealth benefits based on contributions—more for direct contributors, and less for indirect contributors, or those paid for by the government.FEATURED STORIES
