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PhilHealth transfers another P30 B to treasury today

The Philippine Star

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October 16, 2024

As the third tranche of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)'s "excess funds" amounting to P30 billion is set for transfer today to the national treasury, concerned health workers urged authorities not to push through with it.

- By RHODINA VILLANUEVA

"Our call is for the transfer of funds to the national treasury for unprogrammed appropriations not to proceed," the Health Workers party-list said in a statement.

The group lamented that in the proposed national budget for 2025, only around P94 billion has been allocated for the more than 80 Department of Health-retained national and regional hospitals.

"If they will use the said PhilHealth funds (P89.9 billion), the budget for public hospitals will be doubled," the health workers said.

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