LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – Governor Ramon V. Guico III assured his more than three million constituents that all 14 provincial hospitals in Pangasinan will continuously deliver the best healthcare services.
This after the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) commended the province for taking the lead in enrolling about 1.4 million Pangasinan residents in the Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama (Konsulta) thru the Pangasinan Government Unified Incentives for Medical Consultation (GUConsulta) project.
The province completed registering said numbers last month and to date still counting.
The PhilHealth reported that 600,945 of the Konsulta members have already availed of the services or the first patient encounter.
The Konsulta package is a free outpatient benefit package that covers consultation, health screening and assessment, some selected laboratory and diagnostics tests as well as selected drugs and medicines to be availed at chosen Philhealth-accredited facilities or hospitals.
Philhealth Regional Vice President Dennis B. Adre earlier said that there was not a single centavo released by their agency to the provincial government.
In commending the province, the PhilHealth noted that GUICONSULTA played a big role in helping the health insurance achieve the numbers.
Under the GUICONSULTA, the provincial government allocated P300 as incentive per enrollee for transportation and meals of individuals who will register for the Konsulta program.
Some 81 hospitals and clinics, 75 government and six private, all over Pangasinan, are now accredited as Konsulta providers.
“It was a big challenge for us, it seems to be impossible but this is very-very possible,” Gov. Guico earlier said as he further stated that Konsulta plus GUICONSULTA now serve as the backbone of a sustainable healthcare program for Pangasinan.
(Ruby F. Rayat/ photo Joey Olimpo PIMRO)
