MANILA, Philippines — The current information technology system of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) cannot detect fraudulent claims, one of its senior officials said Thursday before members of Task Force PhilHealth. He noted that the PhilHealth Board approved the IRM based on an opinion issued by the corporation’s Legal Sector. ADVERTISEMENTBarbado, on the other hand, asked the Task Force to look into a certain ghosts or fake claims previously investigated by the Fact-Finding Investigation and Enforcement Division (FFIED). Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra is the head of the high-level, inter-agency task force created by President Rodrigo Duterte. The task force has 30 days to submit its findings.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 20, 2020 12:00 UTC