PCSO

Posted by Pozziepinoy on 12:34 PM

Dra Ditangco and I have been communicating for a month now, helping patients ease the financial burden of hospitalizations, lab exams and workout and cost of medicines. Aside from The Love Fund, we have also linked up with The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office for their IMAP or Individual Medical Assistance Program.

The PSCO can be tapped if the financial burden is great especially for hospitalizations brought about by opportunistic infections.


Under the IMAP, medical assistance is given to individual patients through the issuance of guarantee letters to hospitals where the patients are confined. A guarantee letter is a certification issued to hospitals for a particular charity patient under the PCSO medical assistance program where the agency assumes the obligation of settling the cost of hospitalization, including the medicines, medical, surgical or blood supplies, and diagnostic procedures.

OBJECTIVES
  • General : Restoration of social functioning (Physical recovery) through medical assistance
  • Specific : Provide assistance for hospitalization expenses, laboratory procedures and purchase of medicines, chemo drugs, dialysis solutions, antibiotics, implants, devices and other medical needs.
DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
  • Letter Request to Chairman/General Manager
  • Medical Abstract
  • Bill/Quotation/Costing from Hospital Pharmacy/Supplies
  • Laboratory Request/Medicine Prescription
  • Endorsement/Acceptance letter from Hospital Social Services/Credit Collection Office


So far we have helped 3 patients already through PCSO. Another patient will be assisted tomorrow through it.

I know a lot of people with HIV/AIDS are really worried about the financial burden of the disease. Always remember that the channel of help is always open. One really has to look for it.


Credit:
http://www.pcso.gov.ph/imap.html




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