Grant amnesty to hospitals with unresolved cases, PhilHealth urged

A group of private hospitals is urging the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to grant amnesty to hospitals with suspected fraudulent cases that have not been resolved for more than a year.

- By RHODINA VILLANUEVA

Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPI) president Jose Rene de Grano said the issue of suspension is not a simple thing as this deprives suspended hospitals of PhilHealth accreditation.

The PHAPI chief said if PhilHealth has concrete evidence, it should bring the cases against these alleged "erring" hospitals to court.

He noted that the suspended hospitals face accusations of violating the policy of single period of confinement, which was recently lifted, as well as other cases considered as fraudulent.