Several members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod have expressed strong opposition to the proposed privatization of government run hospitals.
Councilor El Cid Familiaran said he believes that House Bill 6069 also known as “An Act Creating National Government Hospital Corporations, which is authored by Bacolod Representative Anthony Golez, is anti-poor. He also said that public hospitals provide basic health services that the government has promised to its people. Familiaran said that giving free health services to the people is a government responsibility. Councilor Carl Lopez, for his part, said that state run hospitals should remain with the government to ensure that healthcare remains affordable. “If it will be privatized, it will be another burden to the people,” Lopez stressed, adding that the privatization of hospitals will make sense only when all Filipinos are given Philhealth cards medical coverage. Councilor Archie Baribar, on the other hand, insisted that if the hospital privatization bill will be passed, it will create another problem to those who cannot afford to pay for their hospitalization. Earlier, finding no reason behind the move to privatize government hospitals, Bacolod Mayor Evelio Leonardia chided Golez for pushing the said bill. “I cannot comprehend why Golez is pushing to privatize government hospitals, Leonardia said, adding that the law will create more problems to the poor families who cannot afford to pay hospital bills. The mayor stressed that government hospitals should remain service-oriented and not profit driven./WDJ By Jay Mangogtong Watchmen Daily Journal
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Categories
All
|