Leachon calls for scrapping of Philhealth’s 24-hour confinement

CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro — A health reform advocate and former  PhilHealth official has urged the immediate review and abolition of the state insurer’s 24‑hour confinement rule, saying it deprives members of benefits when they need them most and erodes public trust in the system. Dr. Anthony “Tony” Leachon, who served as an independent director