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Financial Assistance for Cancer Patient

Published by Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office(PCSO) on Oct. 22, 2021.
Requested from PCSO by C. Ramirez at 04:49 PM on Oct. 22, 2021.
Purpose: Inquiry of requirements
Date of Coverage: 10/22/2021 - 10/22/2021
Tracking no: #PCSO-965235958237

A.CRUZ Oct. 22, 2021, 4:49 p.m.

Good day! We have just found out that my mother's cancer came back and she's currently undergoing tests to see how severe it is and to possible courses of action. May we know the requirements for financial assistance for cancer patients in your office? Thank you so much.

R.JIMENEZ Oct. 25, 2021, 10:16 a.m.

October 25, 2021 Dear Audrey Pauline, Thank you for your request dated Oct 22, 2021 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for Financial Assistance for Cancer Patient. We received your request on Oct 22, 2021 and will respond on or before Nov 12, 2021 04:49:25 PM, in accordance with the Executive Order's implementing rules and regulations. Should you have any questions regarding your request, kindly contact me using the reply function on the eFOI portal at http://efoi-ph.appspot.com/requests/aglzfmVmb2ktcGhyHgsSB0NvbnRlbnQiEVBDU08tOTY1MjM1OTU4MjM3DA, for request with ticket number #PCSO-965235958237. Thank you. Respectfully, Ruchiella T. Jimenez FOI Officer

P.DECISION MAKER - BOS Oct. 25, 2021, 10:25 a.m.

October 25, 2021 Dear Audrey Pauline Cruz, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Oct 22, 2021 04:49:25 PM under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch. Your request You asked for Financial Assistance for Cancer Patient. Response to your request We wish to inform you that the coverage of financial assistance under the PCSO Medical Assistance Program is for hospital confinement, chemotherapy and dialysis requests. Application for assistance shall depend upon the location of the health facility where the patient is being managed/treated. For facilities within Metro Manila, assistance is processed through online application at the PCSO Official Website. Please go to , find the E-Services tab and click on the NCR Online Application for Medical Assistance. For the Medical Assistance Program requirements, kindly go to this link https://www.pcso.gov.ph/ProgramsAndServices/CAD/MedicalAccessProgram.aspx. For chemotherapy, post kidney and liver transplant/ hemophilia medicines and epoetin injection under the PCSO Medical Access Program, please find the attached herein new procedures for the availment of medicines for outpatients under the Medical Access Program in NCR. For those in the provinces, either proceed directly to the servicing PCSO Branch Office or coordinate first with the Medical Social Services or Billing Department of the facility, if applicable, to inquire on the specific process, as procedures vary between Branch Offices. Your right to request a review If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to . Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011). Thank you. Respectfully, REMELIZA JOVITA M. GABUYO PCSO Decision Maker FOI Officer

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MAP-NCR-New-Medicine-Procedure-for-Outpatient-2021-09-28.pdf - PCSO Decision Maker - BOS - [email protected]

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