PhilHealth increases dialysis coverage to almost P1 million per year | TeleRadyo Serbisyo

PhilHealth has increased its hemodialysis benefit package to P6,350 per session, making coverage for patients reach almost P1 million per year. In a statement, the health insurer noted that a chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD5) patient is now entitled to a maximum of P990,600 in financial protection per year, from the previous P624,000 per year. PhilHealth raised the hemodialysis package to P4,000 per session in July, but president and CEO Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said they received reports that some patients were still paying significant amounts for their dialysis sessions. For more ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmgUHWUpi2ioSp4xAP1SmAaf For more latest news and analysis from ABS-CBN News videos, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmg4pcvfM9a96rbUcLD_0P_U For more News Digital News Raw Cuts, click the link below: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgyY1WylJUmi83yKJH8Dv0p_3D4cyZKzV Subscribe to the ABS-CBN News channel! - http://bit.ly/TheABSCBNNews Watch the full episodes of TV Patrol on iWantTFC: http://bit.ly/TVPatrol-iWantTFC Visit our website at http://news.abs-cbn.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS Twitter: https://twitter.com/abscbnnews #Exclusive #LatestNews #ABSCBNNews