The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Tuesday, Oct. 10,&nbsp;urged accredited health facilities (HFs) to deduct the mandatory&nbsp;senior citizen discount from the final bill.&nbsp;
In an advisory, PhilHealth sounded the alarm after its management found that some accredited HFs refused to abide by the mandatory discounts for senior citizens&rsquo; total medical bills.&nbsp;
&ldquo;As explicitly stipulated in Section B of the Performance Commitment for accreditation of healthcare professionals and facilities, accredited HFs shall follow all applicable laws, rules, regulations, policies, administrative orders, and issuances,&rdquo; it said.&nbsp;
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PhilHealth prompted every accredited HF to follow the Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010 the Benefits andPrivileges of Persons with Disabilities.&nbsp;
&ldquo;All accredited HFs shall follow the policies and guidelines of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), including those relevant to VAT implementation on the actual hospital charges,&rdquo; it furthered.&nbsp;
The state insurer reminded its regional offices to implement the Healthcare Provider Performance Assessment System (HCP PAS) in monitoring the accredited HFs&rsquo; performance.&nbsp;

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PhilHealth urges accredited hospitals to follow mandatory discounts for senior citizens