KALIBO, Aklan (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) here is urging its members to register and avail the “Konsultang Sulit at Tama” better known as Philhealth KonSuLTa.

In a recently held Aklan Public Information Officers Association (APIOA) meeting,  Philhealth-Aklan Information Officer Aimy Joy Desaporado briefed information officers in the province on the KonSuLTa package and urged them to disseminate  the new program of Philhealth in their respective localities especially in the local government units.

Desaporado explained that Philhealth KonSuLTa is an expanded primary care benefit of Philhealth to provide comprehensive outpatient benefits to all Filipinos as mandated by the Universal Health Care Law or Republic Act 11223.

For medicine, there are also 21 that are covered by the package and these are Amoxicillin, Co-Amoxiclav , Cotrimoxazole, Nitrofurantoin , Ciprofloxacin, Clarithromycin, Oral Rehydration Salts Fluid and Electrolytes , Prednisone, Salbutamol, Fluticasone + Salmeterol, Paracetamol, Gliclazide, Metformin, Simvastatin, Enalapril, Metoprolol, Amlodipine, Hydrochlorothiazide,  Losartan,  Aspirin, and Chlorpheniramine Maleate

Although the coverage of the said program is for all Filipinos, Desaporado explained that registration to an accredited Philhealth KonSuLTa facility is needed to avail such services.  

“So far in Aklan, we have seven accredited facilities for Philhealth KonSuLTa. These are two Rural Health Units each in Kalibo and Ibajay; and one RHU each in New Washington, Buruanga and Makato,” said Desaporado adding that the list could go on with dialogues already made and scheduled to different facilities, one of which was the meeting with the provincial health board, aiming to include all the state run hospitals in the province.     

Registration to Philhealth KonSuLTa facility could be done in two ways; self-registration wherein one should log-in to the Member Portal or Member Online Registration through the website www.philhealth.gov.ph ; and assisted registration through any of the following – current employer, social worker of PhilHealth Konsulta facility, LGU/ Office of the Senior Citizen Affairs, PhilHealth Local Health Insurance Office, Philhealth Customer Assistance Relations and Empowerment Staff, and Philhealth Corporate Action Center Hotline (02)8441-7442.  (AAL/SQP/PIA Aklan)