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Applicability of zero-balance billing questioned

Summary by The Manila Times
​ILOILO 2nd District Rep. Kathryn Gorriceta on Tuesday questioned the soundness of the Department of Health’s (DOH) zero-balance billing (ZBB) plan considering there are only 83 DOH-retained hospitals catering to 116 million Filipinos.​Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said that ZBB was patterned after the policies of several government hospitals. “Bataan is one of them, Sultan Kudarat is one of them, South Cotabato is another one.”​Gorriceta argued …

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Applicability of zero-balance billing questioned

​ILOILO 2nd District Rep. Kathryn Gorriceta on Tuesday questioned the soundness of the Department of Health’s (DOH) zero-balance billing (ZBB) plan considering there are only 83 DOH-retained hospitals catering to 116 million Filipinos.​Health Secretary Ted Herbosa said that ZBB was patterned after the policies of several government hospitals. “Bataan is one of them, Sultan Kudarat is one of them, South Cotabato is another one.”​Gorriceta argued …

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The Manila Times broke the news in Manila, Philippines on Tuesday, September 9, 2025.
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