zero-balance billing Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/tag/zero-balance-billing/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:29:01 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-logo-nwp-32x32.png zero-balance billing Archives - newswatchplus.ph https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/tag/zero-balance-billing/ 32 32 Expanded free medical services to prioritize Level 3 LGU hospitals – DOH https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2026/01/06/doh-priority-level-3-lgu-hospitals-zero-balance-billing-expansion/ Tue, 06 Jan 2026 03:05:39 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=642679 The Department of Health (DOH) will initially focus on tertiary public hospitals in the planned expansion of a policy that covers out-of-pocket expenses for qualified beneficiaries in basic accommodation, under the new national budget, a Cabinet official said on Monday, Jan. 5.

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]]> DOH studies expansion of zero-balance billing to private accommodation https://nwp-staging.azurewebsites.net/2025/12/19/doh-studies-expansion-of-zero-balance-billing-to-private-accommodation/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:20:43 +0000 https://www.newswatchplus.ph/?p=642011 The Department of Health (DOH) said it is studying the further expansion of “zero-balance” billing coverage to at least semi-private room accommodation, as the current policy is only implemented in basic or ward lodging. 

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