Congressman Eric Go Yap, who sourced out the P80M assistance, said it is unfortunate that the PhilHealth implemented suspension of the BeGH accreditation due to an administrative offense in 2011, and which greatly affects especially the indigent patients.
“Very unfortunate yung suspension ng PhilHealth, ang tagal na case na nun, I think it was 2011 pa. But we have two ways to look at it, one is to complain and suffer the consequences. Two is to do something, be creative and find a solution, at yung pangalawa ang mas pinili natin and we sourced funds and we have 80M medical assistance funds coming for BeGH anytime now,” Yap said.
“Hindi pwedeng wala tayong gawin. Everyday ilang dialysis patient s ang umaasa sa PhilHealth para sa treatment nila, all of a sudden because of an administrative case from a decade ago, mawawalan sila ng sasandalan for their treatment?” added Yap.
In 2021, Cong. Yap appealed to the Department of Health to defer the PhilHealth suspension which should have taken effect March 15 until June 12.
“Last year, we moved heaven and earth para lang hindi matuloy yung suspension order ng hospital, it was granted kasi PhilHealth fully understood na papatayin mo ang pasyente kapag na enforce yang suspension in the midst of the pandemic, aside from the fact na depleted din talaga ang pondo ng probinsya to begin with, so I ask Philhealth, what changed? Nasa pandemic pa din tayo and bumaba pa nga ang pondo ng LGU. Yes, it is a provincial hospital, pero marami din namang kailangan gastusan ang PLGU,” Yap said.
The provincial government of Benguet thru Governor Melchor Diclas earlier appealed to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to lift the suspension as this will deprive the people from availing the national health insurance program and will affect the implementation of the Universal Health Care Law. **JDP/RMC- PIA CAR
