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$350K proposed to fund hemodialysis treatments

The House of Delegates passed on its first reading House bill 10-121-12 proposing appropriation of $350,000 from Non-Communicable Disease Fund to National HealthCare Fund to as initial funding coverage for patients undergoing hemodialysis treatment. The bill findings say that hemodialysis treatments and related services are not covered under Palau National Health Insurance and is a […]

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Help for hemodialysis patients sought

Help is being sought for 35 patients that are currently undergoing hemodialysis treatment in Palau. Delegate Jonathan Isechal in a letter to Dr. Victor Yano, Chairman of Palau Health Care Fund (HCF) Governing Board, a body overseeing the implementation of the national health insurance, requested HCF to amend its regulations to cover costs of treatment […]

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