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PhilHealth packages should include cardiac rehab-cardiologists
By J.Lo
“PhilHealth subsidy is limited to the patient’s days of confinement… the rest of the remaining sessions of the three-month program is on the patient’s account,” Philippine Heart Association (PHA) council on cardiac rehabilitation chairman Dr. Benjamin Quito said in a statement members of PHA appealed to the national government to include cardiac rehabilitation in PhilHealth Z-benefits package for heart patients.
The group composed of over 2,000 members said cardiac rehabilitation is beneficial for heart patients’ “longevity and quality of life.”
Cardiac rehabilitation is vital for restoration and nurture of physical and mental health, rebuilding confidence and self-esteem and guiding patient in adopting heart-healthy habits.
“Compliance rate is only from 10 to 15% among heart attack and heart failure patients in the Philippines…cost, accessibility, and poor awareness level have been identified as major deterrent,” he stressed.
According to the health experts, heart disease remains top leading cause of death among Filipinos in 2021.
PHA advocacy chair Dr. Richard Henry Tiongco II, citing Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) 2021 report, said coronary artery disease was leading cause of death with 91,152 cases or 18.5% of total deaths in the country.
Tiongco noted that this indicated an increase of at least 18.7% from 76,783 mortality rate or 16.9% of the total deaths in the same period of 2020.
PHA said several hospitals provide remote cardiac rehabilitation. Additional cost is too much for the patient who already spent hefty amount for surgery. “After heart attack, cardiac rehab starts road to recuperation and revitalization…this vulnerable population has to undergo cardiac rehabilitation because it speeds up recovery and helps prevent another heart attack,” the group added.
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