An association of major private hospitals in the country will no longer push through with its planned "PhilHealth holiday" next month during which deductions for health services would not be accepted, according to its leader on Wednesday.
"Ngayon po, kinausap namin ang aming mga miyembro at hindi na po namin ipagpapatuloy ang PhilHealth holiday PhilHealth last month said it was seeking to settle unpaid claims to private hospitals by December, as it blamed the lack of manpower amid the COVID-19 pandemic for the payment failures.