PhilHealth is health insurance, not pension – DOH chief

Ma. Teresa Montemayor - Philippine News Agency 12/21/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) does not provide pension insurance to its members, Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa said Friday. Herbosa, who also chairs the PhilHealth Board of Directors, noted that health…

Escudero: PhilHealth’s zero budget is ‘because of their own failure’

Antonio Iñares - @inquirerdotnet 12/20/2024

Senate President Francis Escudero announced that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will not receive any funding in the 2025 national budget because it failed to meet its goals. Half of the tobacco excise taxes are allocated to…

PhilHealth has P150B surplus from 2024 budget – DOH

Jown Manalo 12/16/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) still has a P150-billion surplus from its 2024 budget even if it was given zero subsidy in 2025. The Department of Health (DOH) revealed this information on Monday,…

PhilHealth denies P138 million Christmas party budget

Jason Sigales - Reporter / @jasonsigalesINQ 12/14/2024

MANILA, Philippines — PhilHealth has denied claims that it allocated nearly P138 million for a Christmas party, clarifying that the budget is for its anniversary celebration next year. The agency responded to a social media post by…

PhilHealth designs packages for kids’ eyeglasses, emergency care

Ma. Teresa Montemayor - Philippine News Agency 12/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health (DOH) has facilitated the review of two new benefit packages, improvement of four existing packages and another round of case rates increase as presented by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)…

PhilHealth assures members it has enough funds for 2025

Ma. Teresa Montemayor - Philippine News Agency 12/03/2024

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday said it has sufficient funds to cover all the benefit package payments and planned expansion of package rates next year. In a media forum in Pasig City,…

PhilHealth disburses P137B in claims from Jan. to Oct. 2024

11/30/2024

State health insurer PhilHealth paid a total of P137.6 billion in benefit claims to more than 12,000 accredited health care facilities nationwide from January 1 to October 31, 2024, with a national average turnaround time (TAT) of…

PhilHealth board okays preventive oral health services coverage

Ma. Teresa Montemayor - Philippine News Agency 11/30/2024

MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Board of Directors en banc on Friday approved the preventive oral health benefit package for all. It is part of the state insurer’s expansion of primary care benefits in line…

BISU student wins PhilHealth’s digital poster making contest

11/23/2024

As part of PhilHealth’s ongoing efforts to increase understanding and appreciation of social health insurance through creative and innovative means, and in line with the celebration of the agency’s 29th anniversary this year, and a prelude to its…

DOH plans to add palliative care to PhilHealth packages

Jerome Aning - Philippine Daily Inquirer 11/23/2024

  To help families caring for dying loved ones, the Department of Health (DOH) is considering adding palliative care to the benefit packages that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will soon improve. “I’d love to see a palliative…

PhilHealth increases benefit package for severe dengue by 200%

11/11/2024

As dengue fever cases continue to rise in the country, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has significantly increased its benefit package for severe dengue from P16,000 to P47,000, effective November 1, 2024. This substantial increase, part…

PhilHealth now covers readmissions for same illness within 90 days

11/03/2024

Members, who are readmitted due to the same illness in a span of 90 days, can now avail of PhilHealth benefits after the state health insurer lifted its Single Period of Confinement policy beginning October 1, 2024.…

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