SC Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez, 2% lang ang nakuha mula sa PhilHealth
IBINAHAGI ni Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez ang maliit na porsyentong sinagot ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) sa kaniyang hospital bill na halos umabot P7-M.
Sa ikaapat na oral arguments ng Korte Suprema kaugnay ng paglilipat ng sobrang pondo ng PhilHealth na P89.9-B sa national treasury, hindi napigilan ni Associate Justice ang ibahagi ang personal na karanasan.
“Two years ago, I was treated for esophageal cancer, which went into my lungs and I had to be confined for more than two months in one hospital in Metro Manila,” saad ni Lopez.
Pagpapatuloy pa niya, “If I recall it correctly, my bill runs up to almost P7 million.”
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Ani Lopez, pinahula pa niya sa isa sa mga counsel ng petitioner na si Atty. Paula Mae Tanquieng kung ilang percent lang ang na-cover ng PhilHealth sa kanyang bill.
“I am pretty sure, your honor, it is not more than 10%,” sagot sa kanya ni Tanquieng.
Ang nakakalungkot, bukod sa hindi ito umabot ng 10% ay hindi man lang ito lumagpas ng 5%.
“Definitely, much lower than 10%. It’s only ₱50,000. I don’t know how to compute it but I’m sure it’s less than 2%,”sey ni Lopez.
Hindi pa raw dito natatapos ang problema dahil mayroon siyang procedure na kailangang gawin matapos ang operasyon.
Ayon kay Lopez, “I had to do some regular procedure after operation, they call it dilation. They have to expand my throat and my esophagus. And every time I had to do that procedure I have to spent more or less around ₱40,000.
“Again, I went to see PhilHealth, personally. I asked how much can be covered by PhilHealth and PhilHealth told me, I’ve run out of money. They cannot answer any of the P40,000, despite the fact that I’ve been regularly paying PhilHealth.”
Samantala, sinabi ni PhilHealth Senior Vice President Renato Limsiaco Jr., na balak na nila na pataasin sa 18% ang coverage ng hospital bill ngayong taon.
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