MANILA, Philippines — A special panel of select House lawmakers boosted the Department of Health’s (DOH) assistance program and healthcare infrastructure projects, as legislators aim to lower hospitalization costs and fortify government hospitals across the country. The Budget Amendments Review Sub-committee (BARSc) hiked the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients’ (MAIFIP) funding by P24.96 billion, increasing it to P49.19 billion from the P24.23 billion lodged under the executive’s spending proposal. “As we all know, this is what we use to help, especially to those patients who lack the capacity to pay hospital bills and professional fees,” Bataan Rep. Albert […]...

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