NEW year’s gift or the classic right hand not knowing what the left hand is doing?
At a time when the government is easing up to pass the Reproductive Health Bill in efforts to get a grip on bursting population na dits management, its premier health insurance provider is also launching expanded maternity care package coverage this year.
In a move that may be translated by many as conflicting, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has recently expanded the coverage for the Maternity Care Package.
With the recent move, the government now included claims for the fourth normal spontaneous delivery, according to Circular No. 20, series of 2008.
This new benefit applies to normal (uncomplicated) deliveries, and may be availed in PhilHealth accredited hospitals and non-hospital facilities such as birthing homes, lying-in or midwife-managed clinics, Philhealth said.
Normal delivery birth would mean spontaneous onset of labor; low risk at the start and during labor, and delivery.
