Duterte: Payment of OFW’s PhilHealth premiums ‘voluntary’

Krissy Aguilar 05/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered PhilHealth to make the payment of premiums of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to be voluntary, Malacañang said Monday. “Una sa lahat, ipinapaalam po namin sa inyo na nagissue ng…

Duque seeks suspension of PhilHealth premium payment hike for OFWs

Daphne Galvez 05/04/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Monday called for the suspension of the increase in premium payments to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), as provided in the implementing…

286K OFWs sign petition against 3% mandatory Philhealth premium

Rosalie Abatayo 05/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — While most dependents of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) miss financial assistance amid the enhanced community quarantine, the sector often dubbed as the “modern heroes” has slammed the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) for…

Continue full coverage for treatment of COVID-19 patients, Philhealth told

Neil Arwin Mercado - Inquirer.net 04/16/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Several lawmakers called on the state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) to reconsider its decision to limit financial coverage for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients. Bagong Henerasyon Partylist Rep. Bernadette Herrera-Dy said that now is…

Philhealth to hike members’ premium starting January 2020

Futch Anthony Inso 01/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHeath) will increase the premium that they are collecting from their members starting January this year. Dina Cinchez, Public Information Officer of PhilHealth in Cebu City, said that…

DOH to launch Universal Health Care implementation in Cebu on January 9

Rosalie Abatayo 01/02/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) will officially launch the pilot implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law in Cebu next Thursday, January 9, 2020. Dr. Sheila Faciol, Public Health Operations Division chief…

PB budget committee endorses P12-billion budget ‘as is’

Rosalie Abatayo 11/18/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Provincial Board’s Committee on Budget and Appropriations has endorsed Capitol’s  P12 billion budget for 2020 “as is.” On Monday, November 18, the PB passed in mass motion the Committee Report of Board…

DOH urges private hospitals to stay with PhilHealth

Leila B. Salaverria - Inquirer.net 10/23/2019

MANILA, Philippines — It will be a move that will benefit no one. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday appealed to private hospitals to renew their Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) accreditation, saying unilaterally withdrawing their…

Drilon renews call for COA special audit on Philhealth

08/18/2019

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday renewed his call for the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) as he underscored the importance of…

Lapu-Lapu City ‘indigents’ to enjoy free hospital, consultation services

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — “Indigent” residents of Lapu-Lapu City will no longer need to pay for medical consultation and confinement in the two city-run hospitals. Lawyer Jeannify Tan-Dungog, the administrator of the two government hospitals, said consultation…

NBI begins probe on PhilHealth mess

06/10/2019

MANILA, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) has started its investigation and case build-up on the alleged irregular claims for dialysis payments of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) members. The representatives and counsel of WellMed…

Whistleblower: Dialysis center used loophole to file claims for the dead

06/09/2019

  MANILA, Philippines — With four dead patients, WellMed Dialysis Center allegedly kick-started its “ghost dialysis” scheme that took advantage of a loophole in the patient’s death reporting system of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). In…

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