Hontiveros pushes P15 B for zero balance billing in LGU hospitals

MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Risa Hontiveros has proposed to the Senate contingent a special provision allocating around P15 billion for zero balance billing (ZBB) in hospitals run by local government units (LGU) from the P51 billion fund approved by the panel for the Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients (MAIFIP) program. Currently, the