primary care benefit 1 - Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
primary care benefit 1 - Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
primary care benefit 1 - Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
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6. What are these obligated services? Who are eligible for these services and how often are<br />
these done?<br />
Among the obligated services are:<br />
Benefits/Services Target Clients (Principal members) Frequency<br />
Primary<br />
services<br />
Preventive<br />
BP Measurement<br />
Periodic clinical breast<br />
examination<br />
Visual inspection with<br />
acetic acid<br />
Non‐hypertensive (18 years old<br />
and above)<br />
Hypertensive (with BP >/=140/90<br />
mmHg<br />
Female, 25 years old and above<br />
Female, 25‐55 years old with intact<br />
uterus<br />
Once a year<br />
Once a month<br />
Once a year<br />
Once a year<br />
7. What if the member/dependent wants to waive the availment of obligated services?<br />
Patients with religious and cultural barriers may sign a waiver for obligated services like<br />
visual acetic acid wash and submit the signed waiver to their PCB Provider. The Provider<br />
shall include the number of patients who waived such services when they submit Annex<br />
A.4 (Summary of PCB Services provided).<br />
8. How will the PCB Providers be paid?<br />
The PCB Providers shall be paid through a Per Family Payment Rate (PFPR), which shall be<br />
computed and released on a quarterly basis. Through appropriate administrative issuances<br />
(e.g. local ordinance, Sangguniang Bayan Resolution etc.), the LGU‐owned providers shall<br />
create/ maintain a trust account per province/city/municipality for the PFPR fund.<br />
9. What documents must a PCB Provider submit to facilitate the release of<br />
the PFPR? When and where should these documents be submitted?<br />
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