The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has conceptualized and established the Individual Medical Assistance Program (IMAP) to attend to the financial needs of all individuals with health-related problems through the provision of financial assistance. A guarantee letter is issued to the hospital or partner health facility which assumes the obligations of a specific amount due from the client for the services rendered.
Criteria for the PCSO Medical Assistance
All Filipino patients who request for assistance, either personally or through a representative, on a health-related concern, including:
- Those confined in any health facility
- Those receiving health care management as outpatients; and
- Those seeking management in foreign countries, provided that no health facility within the Philippines is capable of providing such procedure.
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PCSO Medical Assistance Coverage
1. CONFINEMENT
Patients who are currently admitted or have been discharged with promissory note duly acknowledged by the health facility.
2. DIALYSIS
Patients who are undergoing dialysis such as, but not limited to Hemodialysis and Peritoneal (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis or CAPD).
3. CANCER TREATMENT – Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Cancer patients who are undergoing therapies such as, but not limited to:
- Chemotherapy
- Oral (Hormonal)
- Intraveneous
- Radiation Therapy
- External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
- Cobalt Therapy
- Linear Acceleration
- Tomotherapy
- Intensive Modulation Radiation Therapy (IMRT)
- Brachytherapy
- Radioactive Iodine (RAI)
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery or Gamma Knife
- External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT)
4. MEDICINES
Such as, but not limited to:
- Anti-rabies
- Factor 8 and 9
- Psychiatric
- Post-transplant or Post-operative
- Antibiotics
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin (IVIG)
5. SURGICAL SUPPLIES
6. IMPLANT (Bone/Cochlear)
7. LABORATORY/DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES
8. DEVICES
- Medical Devices
- Pacemaker device
- Septal occluder
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) devices
- Assistive Devices
- Hearing Aid (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid – BAHA)
- Wheelchair
- Prosthesis (Leg, Arm, Eye)
- Pulmonary Apparatus (Rental of Ventilator or Respirator
9. NON- & MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotrispy (ESWL)
- Laparosconoic surgery
- Endoscopic procedures
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10. TRANSPLANT PROCEDURES
- Kidney Transplantation Packages
- For living related transplant package (with Monoclonal induction)
- For living related transplant package (Non Monoclonal)
- Cadaver (Deceased Donor) transplant package
- Liver Transplant Package
11. CARDIO PROCEDURES
- Pacemaker Surgery
- Congenital Heart Surgery
- ASD, PDA, VSD
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
- Aneurysm Surgery
- Peripheral Bypass Surgery
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (Angioplasty)
- Diagnostic procedures (Coronary Angiogram and Cardiac Catheterization)
12. REHABILITATIVE THERAPY
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
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Requirements for PCSO Medical Assistance
Here are the basic documentary requirements you need to apply for PCSO IMAP Medical Assistance:
- Duly accomplished PCSO IMAP application form (Download Link)
- Original or Certified True Copy of the Clinical Abstract duly signed by the attending physician with license number. (For wheelchair request, Medical Certification will suffice)
- Valid ID of patient and representative (Read: List of Valid IDs in the Philippines)
- Authorization letter from the patient in cases where there is no immediate relative available for interview.
- For each different type of treatment, you will need to bring different requirements to prove you are indeed suffering from an illness and taking the appropriate treatment (see the table below).
Guides in Applying for PCSO Medical Assistance
1. Ask for Clinical Abstract from the doctor or if many doctors, from one of the doctors in charge of the patient.
2. Ask for the Official Hospital Billing Statement from the hospital officials especially from the finance department. Explain the need to have this for PCSO purposes.
3. Ask a certification from the Barangay Captain certifying that you are a relative of the patient and you are incapable of paying for your hospital bills.
4. Make a letter addressed to the manager or the chairman stating the condition of your patient and your need for assistance.
Mr. Rubin Z. Magno
Department Manager
Charity Assistance Department
3/F Radiotherapy Bldg.
LCP Complex, Quezon Avenue, Quezon City
Telephone Number: 426-3735, 921-7608
Email Address: [email protected]
5. Submit it to the nearest PCSO Regional Office.
Source: pcso.gov.ph
Sir/Ma’am,
Pwede ko po bang ilapit ang tatay ko?
Kasi po umihi po ng dugo nung Nov. 13, 2019 at medyo masakit po ung kanang balakang nya.
Sinabi po nya sa doctor ng nanay ko sa dialysis kaya pina urinalysis cya at ultrasound.
Ang result po ng ultrasound is may bato po cya sa bato sa magkabila(2.3 at 2.1).
Nirefer po kami sa Urologist para sa mas tamang doctor regarding sa nararamdaman nya. Pumunta po kami sa dalawang urologist, pareho po ang recommended na procedure and nirecommend nila, PCNL procedure, na nagkakahalaga ng estimated 200K sa bawat kidney.
Makakahingi po kaya ako ng tulong sa inyo sa pagpapagawa po ng PCNL? Pareho na pong retirado mga government official ang mga magulang ko, si mommy po ay 69 years old at kasalukuyang nagdadialysys dito po sa amin sa Tarlac ng 2 beses kada linngo. Si daddy po ay 71 yrs old at need nga pong maopera. Dalawa lang po kaming anak nila at mga ordinanaryong manggagawa lamang sa mga malilit na kompany at may mga pamilya narin po. Humihingi po sana ako ng tulong, maaari po ba? ano po ang kailangan kong gawin at mga papeles na kailangan nyo po? Salamat.
Please try to go to the nearest PCSO offices. You can post your inquiry at http://facebook.com/groups/govph
MAGTANONG LANG PO SANA IF POSSIBLE BA NA MAKAKUHA ULI NG MEDICAL ASSISTANCE KAHIT KAKAKUHA LNG NAMIN NGAYONG BUWAN NA ITO (JANUARY). YUNG UNA PO KASING INILAPIT NAMIN AY REGARDING OPERATION AND CONFINEMET. AT YUNG BALAK PO SANA NAMIN ILAPIT ULIT AY REGARDING SA RAI THERAPHY…
POSSIBLE PO BA KAMING MAKAKUHA ULI NG MEDICAL ASSISTANCE?
SALAMAT PO!
good morning ma’am,sir,tanong ko lang sana kong anong unang step na mka apply ako ng medical assistant..magpa’surgery po sana na ako,my demoid cyst po,gusto ko na sana matanggal para magka bay na kmi..salamat po..hintayin ko po reply nio..gGOD bless..
To be assisted by the PCSO staff, kindly inquire directly at ANY PCSO field office near your location: https://www.pcso.gov.ph/Maps/Offices.aspx?area=nationwide_offices
Gud pm po asked ko lng po gusto ko po san humingi ng medical assistance operahan po ako sa Lumbar spine due to disc bulge, na Mri na po ako, pro hindi po ako mkhingi sa hospital ng clinical abstract dhil.hindi dw po ako.na confine, pwed na.po ba.ung medical certificate ng doctor ko na nklagay advice for surgery as requiremnts kung wala po ung clinical abstract?
Please direct your inquiry at the official page of PCSO: https://www.facebook.com/pcsoofficialsocialmedia/ or contact any nearest PCSO office.
Good day po. Ask ko lng po kung pwede po maka avail medical assistance ang Physical Therapy ng anak ko at paano po mag apply..? Thnx po
Good day po! Ask ko lng po Talaga po b n matagal mkuha po yung guaranteed letter? Ako po naoperahan s baga taong 2016, nakumpleto ko po yung requirements at na passed ko n po,, pero hanggang ngaun po ndi ko p rin po ncclaim ang GL, last po punta ko s pcso po dto s lugar nmin nkita n po name ko s computer, sbi po skn s next batch n inabot n ng taon. Sana po matulungan niyo po ako. Malakng tulong po yung mkukuha ko po dahil ako po eh nag gagamot po ulit sa baga.
Please contact PCSO. Here are the details: https://www.pcso.gov.ph/contact_us.aspx
hope to receive more updates and feedbacks.thank you.
Just click this: https://m.me/Government.Philippines?ref=w3103610
Follow up lang po kami sa medicine assistance po namin kasi 1 month plus na po ala pa po kami natatanggap na txt from pcso..malayo po kasi kami sa office nila. Psychiatric medicine po yung hinihingi naming gamot po..thank you
Hi Mam, you may call the PCSO telephone number:
(02) 426-3735 or (02) 921-7608