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NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT
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| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB07081 | |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT GRANTING ADDITIONAL POWERS TO THE PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION (PHILHEALTH) AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7875 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT OF 1995 AS AMENDED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES | |
| SHORT TITLE : Granting Additional Powers To The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ( Philhealth ) | |
| ABSTRACT : Seeks to strengthen the capability of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to effectively implement the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) by going after health care providers, employers and members who commit fraudulent claims against the Corporation through the grant of additional powers and the imposition of corresponding penalties and fines for offenders. | |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : COSCOLLUELA, MA. CARISSA O. | |
| DATE FILED : 2009-12-14 | |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL | |
| CO-AUTHORS : | |
| 1. Velarde | 2. Teodoro |
| 3. Prieto-Teodoro | 4. Angara |
| 5. Garin | 6. Bonoan-David |
| 7. Tieng | 8. Codilla |
| 9. Antonino | 10. Almario |
| 11. Mendoza (M.) | 12. Romulo |
| 13. Pingoy | |
| CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : | |
| 1. Del Mar (000 ) | 2. Villafuerte (036 ) |
| 3. Villarosa (037 ) | |
| AUTHORS(Final/Third Reading) : | |
| 1. Del Mar | 2. Gonzales (N.) |
| 3. De Guzman | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE | |
| COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 02557 | |
| SUBMITTED ON 2009-12-14 | |
| SUBMITTED BY: HEALTH | |
| RECOMMENDATIONS: approval | |
| SUBSTITUTED BILLS: HB03240, HB02876, HB03289, HB03584 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES | |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON RULES ON 2009-12-15 | |
| DATE INCLUDED IN OB: 2009-12-15 | |
| DATE CALENDARED : 2009-12-16 | |
| SECOND READING INFORMATION | |
| FINAL LIST OF AUTHORS : Del Mar, Gonzales (N.), De Guzman | |
| DATE APPROVED ON SECOND READING : 2009-12-16 | |
| REMARKS : On Dec. 16, 2009, the Body approved to consider the Explanatory Note of the bill as the sponsorship remarks; terminated the period of sponsorship and debate; terminated the period of amendments and approved the same on Second Reading. | |
| THIRD READING INFORMATION | |
| DATE COPY DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS: 2010-01-18 | |
| DATE APPROVED BY THE HOUSE ON THIRD READING :2010-01-26 | |
| HOUSE VOTES: YEAS:192 NAYS:0 ABSTAIN:.0 | |
| DATE TRANSMITTED TO THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE SENATE/HOUSE | |
| DATE RECEIVED BY THE SENATE: 2010-01-28 | |
| REMARKS : |
Abstract
Seeks to strengthen the capability of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to effectively implement the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) by going after health care providers, employers and members who commit fraudulent claims against the Corporation through the grant of additional powers and the imposition of corresponding penalties and fines for offenders.
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