Netizen Slams Gamot Program of PhilHealth Over Alleged Poor Implementation
A male netizen expressed frustration and criticized the Gamot program of PhilHealth due to its alleged poor system and implementation.
Recently, Van Ybiernas, a Facebook user, shared his opinion about the Gamot program of PhilHealth. The post immediately went viral on social media and gained mixed reactions from the online community.
According to Ybiernas the program allows members to claim medicines worth up to P20,000 from accredited pharmacies as long as they have a prescription from a PhilHealth-accredited doctor. In his case, he said the prescription came from their barangay doctor.
At first, he believed the process would be simple and helpful. However, he later became disappointed after learning that the prescription could allegedly only be used in two specific accredited pharmacies in their area.
The situation became more frustrating when one of the pharmacies reportedly told him that they never had the prescribed medicine available. Because of this, the netizen questioned how patients could fully benefit from the program if some accredited pharmacies supposedly did not carry the medicines included in the approved list.
The viral post also raised concerns about the accessibility of medicines for patients who rely on government healthcare assistance. Several netizens agreed with the complaint and shared similar experiences involving unavailable medicines and limited pharmacy options.
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However, others reminded the public that proper verification and coordination with PhilHealth offices are still important before making conclusions.
As of this writing, PhilHealth has not yet released an official response regarding the viral complaint circulating on social media.
Here is the full post:
“Kagaguhan itong Gamot program ng PhilHealth.
Ganito sistema.
Bawat isa sa atin meron 20k na worth of medicines na pwede ma-claim sa mga accredited na pharmacies ng PhilHealth basta may reseta ka galing sa isang PhilHealth-accredited na doctor, na sa kaso ko ay yung barangay doctor namin.
Ayos di na? WRONG!
Maling mali kapateeeeeeeeed!
Kasi ang sistema daw, sabi sa akin sa barangay, yung reseta na issued ng barangay namin (ng PhilHealth-accredited doctor na barangay doctor namin) ay sa DALAWANG pharmacy lang pwede kunin.
Tapos sabi nung isa dun sa dalawa, never sila nagkaroon nung gamot na nireseta.
Kaya siguro hindi nagagastos yung pondo ng PhilHealth —at kaya siguro takam na takam dito si Bongbong Marcos— ay nag-aaccredit ang PhilHealth ng pharmacy na hindi naman nagke-carry ng mga gamot na nasa listahan ng PhilHealth na mga gamot na pwede kunin sa accredited pharmacy sa ilalim ng Gamot program.
Kung walang gamot sa pharmacy, walang makakakuha. Kaya hindi magagastos yung budget.
So may “savings” na pwede na ngayon kulimbatin ng Malakanyang na estilong itinuro sa kanila ng mga henyong sina Butch Abad at Noynoy Aquino noong mga panahon ng DAP.
Basta kulimbatan ng kwarta ng bayan andaming mga henyo”
The social media users expressed their reactions to the post:
