Health expert says PhilHealth beneficiaries outnumber those from other medical aid program<br /><br />Dr. Tony Dans of the Healthcare Professionals Alliance Against Covid-19 (HPAAC) tells The Manila Times on Dec. 18 that Filipinos who are supposed to benefit from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) benefits outnumber the current beneficiaries of the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) funds. Lawmakers during the Bicameral Conference Committee increased the proposed budget for the MAIFIP to P51 billion, up from the previous P24 billion proposed. House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Mikaela Suansing argued that if funding for MAIFIP were slashed, the 3.3 million who benefited from the DOH program last year would be cut to 1.1 million. HPAAC argued that the increase in MAIFIP funds undermines the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, which designates PhilHealth as the principal payer for health services.<br /><br />VIDEO BY ALLEN LIMOS<br /><br />Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe <br />Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net <br /> <br />Follow us: <br />Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook <br />Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram <br />Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter <br />DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion <br /> <br />Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital <br /> <br />Check out our Podcasts: <br />Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify <br />Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts <br />Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic <br />Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer <br />Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher<br />Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein<br /> <br />#themanilatimes<br />#tmtnews<br />#philippines<br />
