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10/24/2016  |   10:30 AM - 11:30 AM   |  BGPOP Building 402/403/404

Assistive Devices and Rehabilitative Services for Children with Disabling Hearing Loss under the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

About 32 million children are estimated to be suffering from Disabling Hearing Loss. Even though there are fewer children compared to adults with Disabling Hearing Loss, the prevalence of hearing loss in children has a huge impact considering the delay in speech and language development of children and its effects to education and academic performance. In developing countries, cost is one of the biggest hindrances in accessing assistive devices and rehabilitation for children with disabilities. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) is mandated to provide health insurance coverage and ensure access to health services for Filipinos. Considering the high burden of disabilities and the very small window of opportunity, a Philhealth benefit package for disabilities is being developed. The development of the benefit package started with the scoping of epidemiological data, sensitivity and specificity of diagnostic tools, and cost-effective interventions for Disabling Hearing Loss to identify the main services that will be covered by the package. Based on the literature review, a pathway of care was developed per age group, identifying key diagnostic services and interventions to be included in the package. Interventions that were identified for inclusion in the package are assistive devices (hearing aids and implantable hearing devices) and rehabilitation services (speech therapy). This was followed by the development of the standards of care for the package. Consultations were held with key stakeholders to gather comments and suggestions regarding the proposed package. An epidemiological survey and costing survey will also be conducted to determine the viability of the package if adopted by Philhealth.

• To present the development of a benefit package for Children with disabling hearing loss in the Philippines
• Identify standards of care in the assessment of disabling hearing loss in children
• present an epidemiological survey and costing survey for hearing loss in the Philippines

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Norberto Martinez (Primary Presenter,Author), University of Santo Tomas, betterhearingphil@hotmail.com;
Professor, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck surgery, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Santo Tomas Past Chair, Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Faculty of Medicine and Surgery University of Santo Tomas

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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.

Cristopher Ed Gloria (POC), University of Santo Tomas, cristopheredgloria@gmail.com;
Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery University of Santo Tomas Hospital Diplomate, Philippine Board of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.

Melanio Mauricio (Co-Presenter,Co-Author), Physicians for Peace; UNICEF, morickmaurcio@gmail.com;
Research Assistant for UNICEF

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Hubert Ramos (Co-Presenter,Co-Author), University of Santo Tomas, hubert.ramos@medel.com;
Director, Centre for Audiological Sciences

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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.

Joel Romualdez (Co-Presenter,Co-Author), University of Santo Tomas , j_romualdez@hotmail.com;
Neuro-Otologist Clinical Audiologist Consultant, St. Luke's Medical Center

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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.

Franco Louie Abes (Co-Presenter,Co-Author), University of Santo Tomas , franco.abes@uclmail.net;
Faculty, UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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AAA DISCLOSURE: Financial - No relevant financial relationship exists.