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Rhodina Villanueva - The Philippine Star
February 11, 2025 | 12:00am
About 517,977 COVID-19 patients were covered, based on PhilHealth data.
Philstar.com / Irra Lising
MANILA, Philippines — Despite pandemic restrictions being lifted in July 2023, total reimbursements for COVID-19-related claims reached P6.79 billion last year, according to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
About 517,977 COVID-19 patients were covered, based on PhilHealth data.
Of the amount, P5.691 billion (29,566 claims) was paid for inpatient care.
About P2.10 billion was paid for critical pneumonia – adult and pediatric; severe pneumonia – adult and pediatric, P1.57 billion; moderate pneumonia, P1.61 billion, and mild pneumonia – elderly or with comorbidities, P322.8 million.
Full financial risk protection for health workers is also included under inpatient care, amounting to P62.6 million, while intermediate package – severe and critical pneumonia – totaled P2 million and intermediate package – moderate pneumonia – P1.1 million.
For COVID-19 testing of 482,909 PhilHealth members, the state health insurer paid P988 million.
As to isolation measures, PhilHealth paid P118 million representing 5,502 claims.
Members can still avail themselves of COVID-19 benefit packages in accredited health facilities, PhilHealth said.
In November last year, PhilHealth implemented an increase in COVID-19 benefit packages.
President Marcos lifted the state of public health emergency in July 2023.
