MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Wednesday said that it is eyeing to add more medicines to be offered for free under its new Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (Gamot) package. During a roundtable discussion, PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Edwin Mercado said that this may be rolled out this year or early next year. “‘We are studying adding more medicines based on the approval of the Health Technology Assessment Council [HTAC],” Mercado said. The PhilHealth Gamot, launched last August 14, expands on the initial 21 free medicines to 75 with a yearly […]... Keep on reading: PhilHealth eyes offering more free medicines under Gamot package