IPINATAWAG ni House committee on public account chairman Mike Defensor ang 45 ospital na tadtad ng fraud case sa Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) mula noong 2013
hanggang 2019.

“Gusto kong ipatawag yung mga hospital na may existing violation from 2013 to 2019,” pahayag ni Defensor upang humarap ang mga ito sa pagpapatuloy ng pagdinig sa All Case Rate policy ng
PhilHealth kung saan nawalan ng P153 billion ang taumbayan, na nakatakda sa Huwebes, Hunyo 20.

Kabilang sa mga ospital na ito ang Abra Provincial Hospital, Baguio General Hospital, Benguet General Hospital, Bishop Regan, Cagayan de Oro Maternity Childrens Hospital, Bontoc General
Hospital, Butuan Doctors Hospital & College Inc., Cooner District Hospital, Cuison Zababala Birthing Home, Divine World Hospital, Domino Casano Hospital, Dr. Pablo Torre Sr. Memorial Hospital, Eastern Sun Medical and Diagnostic Center, Fabiola Gabriel Center, Holy Trinity Medical Clinic, Kalinga District Hospital, Leona Lim Memorial Hospital, Lepanto Consilidate Mining Company Hospital, Luis Hora Memorial Hospital at Lutheran Medical Mission and Rehabilitation Foundation.

Kasama rin sa ipinatawag ang Mercy Community Hospital, Michael Abutazil Hospital, Misamis University Medical Center, Moorehose Mission Hospital, Ozamiz City St. Joseph General Hospital,
Pacific Eye Institute, Panopdopan District Hospital, Pathfinder Estate Hospital, Paul Jesus Midwife Clinic, Pines City Doctors Hospital, Potia District Hospital, Quezon City Eye Center, SAA Healthcare, St. Louis University of the Sacred Heart, San Pedro Hospital of Davao Inc., St. Therea Wellness Center, St. Therese Hospital, St. Theodores Hospital, St. Maryis Hospital Maternity and Childrens Hospital (lligan City), Tamparan Medical Foundation, United Doctors Hospital of Kidapawan Inc., University of Perpetual Help Dalta Medical Center, Inc. at Dr. Petronilo V. Seares Memorial Hospital.

Iba pa ito sa 51 hospitals na unang tinukoy ni Defensor noong Lunes na binigyan ng PhilHealth ng advance payment sa ilalim ng Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) kahit may kinakaharap pang mga kaso.

Tanging ang Domingo Casano Hospital ang may dalawang kaso samantalang mas marami rito ang kinakaharap na fraud case ng iba pang pagamutan tulad ng Tamparan Medical Foundation na may 431 kaso noong 2019.

Ayon naman kay Dasmariñas City Rep. Elpidio Barzaga, dapat alamin din kung bukod sa mga kasong kinakaharap ng mga nabanggit na ospital ay binigyan din ang mga ito ng IRM funds. (BERNARD TAGUINOD)