The Department of Health (DoH) said Wednesday that Health Secretary Francisco Duque III supports the ongoing investigation on the alleged irregularities at the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
DoH Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said that Duque is supporting the probe since he is chairman of the board of the State health insurer.
Vergeire defended the PhilHealth move to provide the biggest cash advances to the Southern Philippines Medical Center in Davao City.“They based it on historical figures, historical claims for three months from the previous year,” she said. The Health official noted that the SPMC has a 1,200-bed capacity and is one of the biggest hospitals in the country.
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