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TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, October 18 (PIA) -- Gi-anunsyo sa Department of Health (DOH) ang PhilHealth Mental Health Benefits Package atol sa paglusad sa 2024-2028 Philippine Council for Mental Health (PCMH) strategic framework niadtong Oktubre 12.

Ang package naglakip sa usa ka komprehensibo nga hugpong sa mga benepisyo sa kahimsog sa pangisip alang sa outpatient ug mga serbisyo nga nakabase sa komunidad, nga nagtumong sa pagpalig-on sa Mental Health Act.

Gipahibalo usab ang pagpalapad sa PhilHealth Mental Health Benefit Package nga naghatag og kritikal nga suporta sa mental health alang sa mga serbisyo sa outpatient.

Ang package naglangkob sa daghang mga importanteng serbisyo, lakip ang 12 ka konsultasyon, diagnostic follow-up, psychoeducation, ug psychosocial nga suporta, tanan gihatag sa mental health patient facility nga nahimutang sa medicine access sites.

Ang komprehensibo nga suporta sa mental health alang sa mga outpatient naglangkob sa duha ka nag-unang component: usa ka general health service package nga nagkantidad og P9,000 matag tawo kada tuig ug usa ka espesyal nga mental health service package nga nagkantidad og P16,000 matag tawo kada tuig, sumala sa gilatid sa DOH.

Sa kinatibuk-ang mental health package, ang mga indibidwal nga adunay kinatibuk-ang kahimsog sa pangisip adunay access sa screening, assessment, diagnostics, follow-up nga pagbisita, psychoeducation, psychosocial nga suporta, ug mga tambal nga nalakip sa programa sa pag-akses sa medisina sa DOH nga nakatutok sa mental health package.

Matud pa sa DOH, angay nga 10 anyos pataas ang mga kwalipikado alang sa benepisyo aron makadawat og tabang alang sa mga psychiatric cases, nga walay limitasyon sa edad nga ipahamtang sa mga nangayo og suporta alang sa neurologic cases, pagklaro sa PhilHealth.

Giingong ang PhilHealth aktibong nakigtambayayong sa DOH aron maseguro ang komprehensibo nga pagpatuman niini nga mga benepisyo ug serbisyo.

Kini nga inisyatiba nagtimaan sa usa ka mahinungdanong lakang sa pagbaton og mental health care sa nasud, nga nagsaad sa gipaayo nga pag-akses ug suporta alang sa mga indibidwal nga nangita og mga serbisyo sa mental health. (ECB/PIA7 Bohol)

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