THE Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assured Filipinos that despite the corruption scandal it is facing, it will continue to cover medical treatment and procedures as provided under the Universal Health Care Law.

PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Ricardo Morales also allayed fears of service disruption amid an investigation into allegations that some officials "pocketed" P15 billion from the Interim Reimbursement Mechanism (IRM) and overpriced its information technology projects.

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