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Marcos says zero balance billing 'proceeding well'
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. said Tuesday that the government's zero balance billing system has been ''proceeding well.'' "I'm happy to be able to report that the zero billing program is proceeding well. Siyempre sa umpisa, we have to do information drive, hindi lamang sa mga ospital kung hindi pati sa pasyente, and I think we are succeeding," Marcos said as he personally checked the implementation at the East Avenue Medical Center in Quezon City. (I'm happy to be able to report that the zero billing program is proceeding well. Of course, at first, we have to do information drive, not just in hospitals but among patients as well, and I think we are succeeding.) He added that information about the zero balance billing system should be spread so other patients can benefit as well. ''Malaking bagay diyan eh ikalat niyo ito. Word of mouth kasi 'yung ibang mga pasyente sinasabi, 'Ay wala kayo binabayad, ah meron palang ganyan.' So, ikalat natin, paalam natin sa ibang tao para hindi na sila nagdadalawang-isip na magpatingin, magpagamot, at magpagaling," Marcos said. (It's a huge thing if we spread this because some patients are saying that some have not paid anything when it comes to hospital expenses. So, let's spread this; let's inform others so they will not think twice about seeking medical attention.) At the EAMC, a total of 18,818 inpatients in basic accommodation rooms were discharged from January to July 2025. All were discharged due to the zero balance billing system. The total hospital bill amounted to P1,734,212,716.66, data from the Department of Health showed. In his fourth State of the Nation Address on July 28, Marcos announced that the government would cover all expenses incurred by Filipinos at DOH hospitals. Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa earlier said that patients must be admitted to the basic accommodation or ward for the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to foot 100% of the bill. The PhilHealth had said that they do not ask for any additional documentation from patients in DOH hospitals when availing zero balance billing. On Monday, the President said that he wants to address the issues and challenges hounding the implementation of the zero balance billing system, including long lines at the DOH hospitals. The DOH said that since Marcos' SONA, a total of 83 hospitals across the country have enforced the zero balance billing system. More than 12,000 patients were catered to in the Eastern Visayas Medical Center and more than 2,400 in EAMC, the DOH added. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Yahoo
26-year-old mother charged in alleged murder of 4-month-old son
A mother in Alabama has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of her 4-month-old son after an autopsy found that he had been severely injured, police said. On Jan. 25, the Chambers County emergency dispatch center received a 911 call at approximately 1:55 PM in reference to a 4-month-old infant having a seizure at a residence in the Old Jackson Heights Housing Project in Lanett, Alabama, according to a statement from the Lanett Police Department. MORE: Over 160 unexploded bombs from World War II found under children's playground 'The East Alabama Fire Department was contacted for mutual aid and transported the black male infant to East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC),' authorities said. 'The child's condition was assessed by the medical staff at EAMC and then flown to the Children's of Alabama Hospital in Birmingham. Alabama.' The 4-month-old boy, however, died in the hospital just four days later and was taken to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science Medical Lab in Montgomery, Alabama to undergo an autopsy about what caused his death after police suspected fould play and said 'the circumstances of the child's death are under investigation by the Lanett Police Department.' MORE: Off-duty corrections officer killed in 'targeted' attack: Police On Wednesday, the Lanett Police Department announced that the boy's mother -- 26-year-old Jamesia Brichae Pruit of Valley, Alabama -- was arrested and charged with the alleged murder of the infant. Police did not disclose the extent of the injuries the boy suffered but did confirm that this case remains under investigation and has asked for anyone with information regarding this case to contact the Lanett Police Department. 26-year-old mother charged in alleged murder of 4-month-old son originally appeared on
