+ Follow MAIFIP Tag
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[Title] => ‘Government owes P405 million to private hospitals for MAIFIP services’
[Summary] => A group of private hospitals said the government still owes them over P400 million for medical services they rendered under the Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients program.
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[Title] => DOH to release MAIFIP rules vs pol guarantees
[Summary] => The Department of Health expects the guidelines for a program providing medical aid to needy patients to be completed by the middle of February, as it maintained that patients seeking treatment in DOH-run hospitals do not need to seek “guarantee letters” from politicians.
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[Title] => Senate panels want ‘health pork’ institutionalized
[Summary] => A bill seeking to institutionalize the controversial Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients, dubbed by critics as a health care pork barrel of lawmakers, has been endorsed by senators for plenary approval.
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[Title] => EDITORYAL- ‘Health pork’
[Summary] => SA ilalim ng Universal Health Care Act, bawat Pilipino ay may karapatan na maka-access sa health care sa pamamagitan ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) na wala anumang indorsement kahit kanino lalo na sa mga pulitiko.
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[Title] => Medical groups urge higher PhilHealth funding, phaseout of MAIFIP
[Summary] => The country’s medical societies yesterday urged President Marcos and Congress to allocate a sufficient budget for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and to phase out the Department of Health’s Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients program.
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[Title] => Bicam raises AICS budget to P63.9 billion, tops House and Senate versions
[Summary] => After boosting the controversial MAIFIP, the bicameral conference committee approved a P63.895 billion budget for the AICS program, more than double the executive branch’s original P27 billion request.
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[Title] => Bakak sa Palasyo
[Summary] => Kon duna pay nahibiling uwaw ang Malakanyang, angayng bakwion ang ilang pagdupa sa bag-ong pork barrel nga gihatagan nila og lisod kaayo nga ngalan, MAIFIP (Medical Assistance for Indigents and Financially Incapacitated Patients):
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[Title] => Push for 'zero-balance' billing: DOH wants MAIFIP funds sent to LGUs
[Summary] => The DOH said any increase in MAIFIP funding should be redirected to LGU hospitals to speed up zero-balance billing and reduce reliance on politicians' guarantee letters.
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[Title] => While bicam boosts MAIFIP funding, COA flags P3 billion left unspent
[Summary] => The Commission on Audit flagged delays, underspending, and weak compliance in the DOH’s MAIFIP in 2024, leaving billions unused.
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[Title] => Access to health care relying on political favors, warns cardinal
[Summary] => The Kalookan bishop said requiring political endorsements for medical aid turns rights into favors and undermines human dignity.
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[Title] => DOH to release MAIFIP rules vs pol guarantees
[Summary] => The Department of Health expects the guidelines for a program providing medical aid to needy patients to be completed by the middle of February, as it maintained that patients seeking treatment in DOH-run hospitals do not need to seek “guarantee letters” from politicians.
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[AuthorName] => Alexis Romero
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[Title] => Senate panels want ‘health pork’ institutionalized
[Summary] => A bill seeking to institutionalize the controversial Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients, dubbed by critics as a health care pork barrel of lawmakers, has been endorsed by senators for plenary approval.
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[AuthorName] => Neil Jayson Servallos
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[Title] => Medical groups urge higher PhilHealth funding, phaseout of MAIFIP
[Summary] => The country’s medical societies yesterday urged President Marcos and Congress to allocate a sufficient budget for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. and to phase out the Department of Health’s Medical Assistance for Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients program.
[DatePublished] => 2025-12-21 00:00:00
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[Title] => Bicam raises AICS budget to P63.9 billion, tops House and Senate versions
[Summary] => After boosting the controversial MAIFIP, the bicameral conference committee approved a P63.895 billion budget for the AICS program, more than double the executive branch’s original P27 billion request.
[DatePublished] => 2025-12-17 12:31:00
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[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
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[Title] => Bakak sa Palasyo
[Summary] => Kon duna pay nahibiling uwaw ang Malakanyang, angayng bakwion ang ilang pagdupa sa bag-ong pork barrel nga gihatagan nila og lisod kaayo nga ngalan, MAIFIP (Medical Assistance for Indigents and Financially Incapacitated Patients):
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[AuthorName] => Leo Lastimosa
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[Title] => Push for 'zero-balance' billing: DOH wants MAIFIP funds sent to LGUs
[Summary] => The DOH said any increase in MAIFIP funding should be redirected to LGU hospitals to speed up zero-balance billing and reduce reliance on politicians' guarantee letters.
[DatePublished] => 2025-12-16 07:30:00
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[Title] => While bicam boosts MAIFIP funding, COA flags P3 billion left unspent
[Summary] => The Commission on Audit flagged delays, underspending, and weak compliance in the DOH’s MAIFIP in 2024, leaving billions unused.
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[Title] => Access to health care relying on political favors, warns cardinal
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