PhilHealth Launches Drug Rehabilitation Package

In support to the National Government campaign against drugs, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation launched the Medical Detoxification Package at 10,000 per case effective December this year.

The package includes services for medical detoxification, professional fee and additional coverage for other co-morbidities like substance use disorder, psychosis, ischemic heart disease with myocardial infarction, dilated cardiomyopathy, stroke, seizures, acute renal failure and gastrointestinal cases relative to drug abuse.

Members may avail of this package through accredited levels 1, 2 and 3 government hospitals and Drug Abuse Treatment Rehabilitation Centers licensed/certified by the Department of Health and accredited by PhilHealth.

All indigent, kasambahay, sponsored, lifetime and senior citizen members are entitled to the No Balance Billing while members from other sectors like employed, self-employed and OFWs may avail the same but with co-payment not exceeding the package rate.

All claims shall be filed only by the Health Care Institutions; hence, members are not allowed to do direct filing. (hanah g. naanep, PRO III)