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PhilHealth eyes to settle almost P1-B balance with Red Cross within the month —spokesperson
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has stopped accepting COVID-19 tests funded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) due to PhilHealth's unpaid debt of P930 million.
PhilHealth spokesperson Rey Baleña stated that the state insurer aims to settle the nearly P1 billion balance within October.
PhilHealth is currently waiting for clearance from the Department of Budget and Management to proceed with the payment.
The PRC will continue to provide testing services until the debt is settled.
The cessation of PhilHealth-funded testing impacts PRC's operations, including the procurement of testing kits and reagents.
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