MAIP Program - Medical Assistance for Indigent Patient Program

MAIP Program (Medical Assistance to Indigent Patient) is a national government program under the Department of Health, that aims to provide medical and financial assistance for patients seeking consultation, rehabilitation, examination or confinement in government hospitals.

MAIP Program Beneficiary - refers to an indigent and financially incapacitated patient who demonstrates clear inability to pay or spend for necessary expenditures for one's medical treatment, such as patients with catastrophic illness or any illness, which is life or limb-threatening and requires prolonged hospitalization, extremely expensive therapies or other special but essential care that would deplete one's financial resources, as assessed and certified by the Medical Social Worker (MSW).