What about us who are also suffering this kind of disease? Imagine how much we are struggling for our hemodialysis fee per session plus our dialyzer, IV Iron and Epoetin including our maintenance medicine.
What about Philhealth?
Yes! Indeed Philhealth is giving free 90 dialysis sessions, BUT we are also paying for our doctor’s fee/professional fee ranging from 400 to 700 pesos. After the 90 sessions, a CKD patient has no choice but to cash out or pay all the fees ranging from 3,000-4,000 pesos – that’s impossible to earn in just a day or two.
During the month of November, most of the CKD Patients who undergone hemodialysis did not know how to resolve where they can get money. Some of them are doing some small business, but most of them urge to go to lending companies.
We are almost dying both our body and our pocket and the government is not taking some actions.
What about PCSO?
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office or PCSO is also giving a guarantee letter for epoetin and medical treatment but this is not enough and it’s difficult to get a slot – and sometimes you will need exert effort to go in the middle of the night in their office.
What about the Malasakit Centers?
Like here in our province, we do not have Malasakit Centers and we don’t know who we are going to approach for.
How about the Universal Health Bill?
We are also hoping that this will be implemented next year. I really don’t know what is going on with this bill.
Why NOT Free For All?
I heard that the hemodialysis and the medication in other countries, like United States, are free. Why not all here in the Philippines? That is the question. We do not know where to get money for our HD session. Why not?
