Zero-balance billing boosts patient numbers, DOH plans local expansion
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Summary: The Department of Health (DOH) said that the rate of patients seeking treatments has increased following the full implementation of zero-balance billing in government hospitals.
In a public briefing on Friday, DOH Assistant Secretary Albert Domingo shared that there was a 10% to 15% increase in the number of patients once it was clear that the government shouldered the cost of their treatments.
The Department of Health (DOH) said that the rate of patients seeking treatments has increas
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