100% membership registration ng PhilHealth sa Caraga, target ng pamahalaan; mga malalayong lugar at mga isla, aabutin

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00:00 Meanwhile, the PhilHealth is trying to reach faraway places and islands in the Caragas region.

00:06 According to the agency, our countrymen should make good use of their new packages.

00:12 Ranel Escuadro is in the center of the news.

00:16 On the 29th anniversary of PhilHealth,

00:20 the expansion of PhilHealth membership registration in Caragas,

00:24 which is already at 96%, is being carried out.

00:30 According to the agency,

00:31 before the term of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is over,

00:35 their target is to reach 100% membership registration in the region.

00:39 First in their steps is the installation of PhilHealth Caragas offices in island areas

00:45 such as the province of Dinagat Islands and Siargao Islands in Surigao del Norte.

00:49 Aside from this, PhilHealth registration is also included in faraway places.

00:54 We fund all of this.

00:57 This is our contribution to make sure that when we are sick,

01:03 we have someone to go to and the government can help us pay the hospital bills.

01:11 According to Dr. Joel Arturo De Jesus,

01:13 Chief of the Healthcare Delivery Management Division,

01:16 a good news for Filipinos is that PhilHealth has new packages

01:21 such as the Stroke, Pneumonia, and Outpatient Mental Health Package.

01:24 We saw that PhilHealth is already getting new packages.

01:30 This is one of the reasons why we increased the coverage by 30%

01:34 to cover the out-of-pocket expenses for these members.

01:39 Dr. Pinque Espilimbergo,

01:41 Head of the Benefits Administrative Section,

01:44 explained that PhilHealth wants to provide the highest coverage to the patients

01:48 so that they can discover that the hospital's coverage is not enough.

01:52 They are proactive in giving recommendations

01:55 to help the patient and their families.

01:59 Our members are always welcome to visit our local health insurance offices

02:06 if they are a little bit sick.

02:07 Rinello Zon is a member of the Philippine Information Agency,

02:11 for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.