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HONTIVEROS PUSHES P15B FOR FREE LGU HOSPITAL BILLS

As the bicameral conference committee continues its deliberations on the proposed 2026 budget, Senator Risa Hontiveros has proposed to the Senate contingent a special provision allocating around P15 billion for zero balance billing (ZBB) in hospitals run by local government units (LGU) from the P51 billion fund approved by the panel for the Medical Assistance […]

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BONG GO: ZERO BALANCE BILLING FOR POOR PATIENTS

Senator Bong Go reminded the government to ensure the implementation of zero balance billing in key public hospitals as mentioned by the President in his latest State of the Nation Address (SONA).  As chair of the Senate Committee of Health and Demography and as part of his long-standing health reforms crusade, Go stressed the need […]