MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/Asia News Network): Starting next month, the government-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) will pilot-test a new payment scheme wherein accredited primary care providers will receive funding from the state insurer even before patients avail themselves of healthcare services.
The “frontloading” scheme veers from the corruption-tainted interim reimbursement mechanism (IRM) used by PhilHealth in paying healthcare providers for services given to its members.
