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Payments delayed, DOH doctors turned away poor patients
By Nidz Godino
“Hindi pwede ang sistemang mabagal ang pagbayad sa mga doktor…kailangan nating tiyaking ating mga doktor ay tumatanggap ng bayad sa tamang oras,” House lawmaker has urged Department of Health to ensure its timely payment of doctors serving indigent persons, pointing to delays in compensation as reason why they turn away poor patients.
Rep. Elizaldy Co (Ako Bicol), House appropriations committee chairman, has met with DOH officials to address indigent patients’ difficulty requesting treatment under Medical Assistance for Indigent Patients Program due to delayed payments of doctors’ fees.
Co believes more medical professionals would join program if payments were made immediately, but stressed doctors should not “excuse themselves from treating patients covered by MAIPP payments.”
To fast-track release of payments to doctors, lawmaker proposed DOH to use corporate credit cards to reduce waiting time for doctor’s fees.
Lawmaker also suggested conversion of unpaid professional fees into tax credits, but noted this would require legislative action.
Co also proposed conducting survey among physicians to identify those who are willing to accept payments under indigent program. He said this would allow patients to select healthcare providers who agree with payment terms of program.
According to Co’s news release, DOH officials vowed to create clearer guidelines for program to address delayed provision of doctor’s fees.
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