PhilHealth-12: Bawat Filipino, Miembro, Bawat Miembro, Protektado, Kalusugan Natin, Segurado.

GEN. SANTOS CITY -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) today reached out to major national health insurance stakeholders, including the media, both private and government, to bring the firm's programs that benefit all Filipinos.With more than 90 million members, PhilHealth aims to provide health insurance to all Filipinos (100 million plus per Philippine Statistics data), thus its vision is Bawat Filipino, Miembro, Bawat Miembro, Protektado, Kalusugan, Segurado. sand//scontent.fmnl4-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t34.0-12/14741048_120300000679577375_1537027702_n.jpg?oh=3e0e4347da46e4f56c051b180a140af4andampoe=5808990C Dr. Israel Francis Pargas, OIC Vice President Corporate Affairs Group, comprehensively andentertainingly presented PHIC programs. We answered to the demands of the present times, he said. We are connected on lineto accredited hospitals, show your ID and that will be checked with the PhilHealth portal, Pargas said of the fastest way to connect to PhilHealth on inquiries on membership, case rates, contributions, electronic payment and remittances, among others. We are everywhere in the social media, Facebook, Twitter, website, he said on PhilHealth's on lineaccessibility.Earlier in the day-long event dubbed as Social Health Insurance Education Series (SHInES) at GreenLeaf Hotel, success stories in providing social services were presented, including Lying-in as Maternal Health Care Package provider by Alicia Besana, Well Family and Midwife Clinic in Gen. Santos City, Point of Care Provider - South Cotabato Provincial Hospital, presented by Dr. Condrado Brana, hospital chief.Ms. Gail Ontal, municipal treasurer of Mlang, North Cotabato presented successful participation of local government units as PhilHealth collecting agent.Dr. Pragas said a new package is in the pipeline for drug dependents who voluntarily surrendered under the Duterte administration war on drugs. We are working for its approval, amedical detoxification package P10,000 for drug dependents, Pargas said, adding that there is an existing package, called bold and behavioral disorders, secondary to substance abuse. Hopefully by November, we can have it (detox package), he added.Region 12 has more than 14,000 drug personalities who voluntarily surrendered to police authorities.Dr. Pargas also saidPhilHealth programs will be included in MAPE subjects of Secondary Education. We are working on it, soon we will be signing an agreement with Department of Education. Dr. Pargas stressed that PhilHealth card will entitle indigent, sponsored members and kasambay to medical health care with no balance billing.