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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. 9660 
Introduced by Hon. MARVIN C. RILLO 
Representative, Fourth District, Quezon City 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This bill aims to address this problem by directing the Philippine Health 
Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to create a comprehensive dialysis package 
that fully covers dialysis expenses, thus benefitting thousands of Filipinos that 
currently need immediate medical intervention.  
While renal transplant is still the best treatment option, it is currently 
challenging due to a shortage of donors and the prohibitive price tag that 
comes with it. For patients that have been diagnosed with End Stage Renal 
Disease, there seems to be no other option but to undergo dialysis for the rest 
of their lives, and this can set a patient and their family back approximately 
200,000 to 400,000 per year.  
Despite the passage of the Universal Health Care Law and kidney 
disease's pervasiveness in the Philippines. it remains a low priority in low and 
middle-income families as apart from dialysis treatments and procedures, 
medications and other concomitant health expenditures are still largely paid 
out of pocket. 
On behalf of the people of the Fourth District of Quezon City, the 
approval of this Bill is earnestly sought.    
 MARVIN C. RILLO 
 Representative 
 4th District, Quezon City 
December 4, 2023
5:02 pm


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Republic of the Philippines 
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
Quezon City 
NINETEENTH CONGRESS 
Second Regular Session 
House Bill No. 9660 
Introduced by REPRESENTATIVE MARVIN C. RILLO 
“AN 
ACT 
MANDATING 
PHILHEALTH 
TO 
DEVELOP 
A 
COMPREHENSIVE 
DIALYSIS 
BENEFIT 
PACKAGE, 
APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR” 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the 
“Comprehensive Dialysis Benefit Package.” 
SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State to 
make available essential goods, health and other social services at affordable 
cost to all Filipinos. Pursuant to this, the State shall continuously improve the 
delivery of health services and hospital facilities to make those accessible to all. 
SEC. 3. Comprehensive Dialysis Benefit Package. - Within one (1) 
year from the effectivity of this Act, PhilHealth, in consultation with the Health 
Technology Assessment Council, shall develop a comprehensive dialysis benefit 
package which shall fully cover all costs of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis 
treatments, sessions and procedures done in PhilHealth accredited-health 
facilities: Provided, That, for every (2) years, the patient shall undergo an 
assessment for eligibility to undergo kidney transplant.  
PhilHealth shall strengthen its measures against anti-fraudulent acts 
and intentions associated with dialysis claims. 
SEC. 4. Appropriations. - The amount necessary to implement this Act 
shall be charged against the total revenue of PhilHealth, composed of premium 
contributions from direct contributors and premium subsidies of the 
government for the indirect contributors. 
SEC. 5. Separability Clause. - If, for any reason, any part, section or 
provision of this Act is held invalid or unconstitutional, the remaining 
provisions not affected thereby shall continue to be in full force and effect.  
SEC. 6. Repealing Clause. - All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, rules and regulations, or parts thereof which are inconsistent with the 
provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, amended, or modified accordingly. 


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SEC. 7. Effectivity. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its 
publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation. 
 
Approved. 
 
 
 
                                                                    MARVIN C. RILLO 
 Representative 
 4th District, Quezon City