Doctor’s fee, sasagutin na rin ng PCSO sa ilalim ng MAIPP

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00:00As part of the so-called Health Service of the Government,

00:04the PCSO announced that they will also pay the professional fee of the doctors for the indigent patients.

00:11Yesterday, the leader of the Chamber, PCSO General Manager Mel Robles, talked about this.

00:17And the agency promised that they will include the doctors' fee in their Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients Program.

00:25In the past, this was not covered by the program.

00:27So, the patients are still thinking about how to pay for this.

00:32In a press conference in the Chamber, PCSO assured that they will implement the process for this in an easier time.

00:40In October, the implementation of this new initiative is expected to start.

00:48Of course, the intention is to no longer pay for this.

00:52That is the dream, that is the goal.

00:57But in our case, it will all depend on our budget availability.

01:02Just the good news is, we can...

01:05Because sometimes, when it comes to us, no one will pay for everything.

01:09Only the PF will pay.

01:11In that case, we will not pay anything.

01:13Because it is already prohibited under our guidelines.

01:15Now, we have changed the guidelines that it is allowed to pay.

01:20We might not be enough.

01:22It might not be enough.

01:23But at least, it is already there.

01:25So, almost no cash-out for our indigent patients, even in private hospitals.

01:32Even if there are three doctors, as GML Robles said earlier,

01:36even if there are three doctors, if they reach 10,000, the PCSO will pay the professional fee.

01:43So, with that, our universal healthcare will really prosper.