10/12/2025
Lung Cancer Z-Benefit Package Coming Out Soon! ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ซ
๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ญ-๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
Bicol Medical Center (BMC) continues to strengthen its role as a major referral hospital in Bicol and South Luzon as it now offers ๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐๐จ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐ ๐-๐ฝ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ง๐ฎโ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐ก (๐๐๐).
This achievement is significant not because of the ranking, but because of what it means for Filipino families: more high-cost, life-saving treatments are now available in Bicol, closer to home, and with financial protection through PhilHealth.
These Z-Benefit Packages directly support the goals of the ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ (๐จ๐๐) ๐๐ฎ๐, which seeks to ensure that every Filipino receives accessible, affordable, and quality healthcareโespecially during critical illness.
3 Reasons Why This Milestone Matters to Ordinary Filipino Families
๐ ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Z-Benefits covers catastrophic illnesses such as cancer, complex heart disease, kidney failure, and severe newborn conditions. With these packages available at BMC, families no longer need to travel to Manila for specialized care.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฏ๐๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต-๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ป๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐
Z-Benefits provides fixed case rates that significantly cut down out-of-pocket expensesโoften by hundreds of thousands to over a million pesosโprotecting families from financial hardship.
๐ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
The broader the Z-Benefit coverage, the more patients can access specialized care regardless of their income. This strengthens health equity in the region and ensures that life-saving treatment is not determined by oneโs ability to pay.
๐๐ ๐โ๐ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ญ-๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐
Below is a summary of the Z-Benefits currently offered at BMC:
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (Stage 0โIV) โ Covers surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, diagnostics, and follow-up.
๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐บ๐ถ๐ฎ (ALL, pediatric) โ Covers chemotherapy, bone marrow procedures, and hospital care.
๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (Stage IโIII) โ Covers surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ (Stage IโIII) โ Covers surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy using cobalt or linear accelerator.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ (CABG) โ Open-heart surgery for severe coronary artery disease; includes rehabilitation and ancillary services.
๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐ผ๐ด๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ผ๐ (๐ง๐ข๐) ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ด๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ Total corrective surgery for congenital heart disease in children, plus cardiac rehabilitation.
๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ (VSD) Surgery โ Surgical repair for congenital heart defects in children, plus cardiac rehabilitation.
๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ โ Comprehensive coverage for donor and recipient surgery, evaluation, hospitalization, and post-transplant medicines.
๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ (PD First) โ Covers dialysis solutions, supplies, home-based training, laboratory tests, and infection management.
๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ โ Covers diagnostics, hearing aids, therapy, and support for children with sensorineural hearing loss.
๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ก๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป๐ โ Covers NICU care, ventilation, Kangaroo Mother Care, and essential neonatal interventions.
๐ฆ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ข๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ - Covers orthopedic surgeries requiring high-cost implants for fractures or bone injuries.
๐ฃ๐ผ๐๐-๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ง๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฑ๐๐น๐๐ - Covers medicines, laboratory monitoring, and follow-up care for adult kidney transplant recipients.
๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ โ Covers open-heart surgery to repair or replace damaged heart valves.
With these packages, BMC is able to offer treatments that traditionally require highly specialized centersโnow available within the region.
Read more here
๐ https://bmc.doh.gov.ph/article/20251209/bmc-delivers-advanced-care-2nd-most-philhealth-z-benefits-nationwide
