Video courtesy of PTV MANILA — State medical insurer PhilHealth will consider giving benefits to patients with COVID-19 who are forced to stay in emergency rooms, an official said Wednesday, as hospitals get crowded due to a surge in infections.
"Pero iyong sinasabi ho namin sa PhilHealth na iyong mga pasyente hong nasa ER na hindi admitted, dapat mayroon silang benefits and the hospital can claim," he said in a televised public briefing. Hospital bed utilization are now at "moderate risk" while ICU beds are at "high risk" in some areas like Makati, Quezon City, Taguig and Navotas, Vega said.
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