More than 2,000 beneficiaries of the government’s emergency employment program will help promote the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP) through house-to-house visits in La Paz district here.
Lone District Rep. Julienne Baronda said Friday her office recently signed an agreement with PhilHealth and the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to tap beneficiaries of the Tulong Panghanapbuhay para sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers (TUPAD) program for the initiative.
Aside from their usual cleanup activities, the beneficiaries will visit households to check whether residents have registered with YAKAP, with particular attention to senior citizens and bedridden individuals.
“We wanted health care to be more accessible to our people. Health services should be for all and not just for the chosen ones,” Baronda said.
She also said the annual allocation for each member under the Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT) program could increase from PHP20,000 to PHP30,000 next year. (PNA)
