HB 2245

House·20th Congress·Filed Jul 24, 2025

An Act Mandating the Inclusion of Professional or Doctor's Fees in the Final Hospitalization Bill of Public and Private Hospitals to Indigent Patients

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The bill requires every public or private hospital to give indigent patients a single, itemized bill that shows the doctor’s fee together with all other charges, and makes separate billing for those fees illegal.

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Author · Representative

Jose Alba
RepresentativeBukidnon, 1st District
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HB02245 · Sources: BetterGov Open Congress, BatasWatch

An Act Mandating the Inclusion of Professional or Doctor's Fees in the Final Hospitalization Bill of Public and Private Hospitals to Indigent Patients

In plain language

Author · Representative

Official sources

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