PhilHealth extends dialysis coverage from 90 to 144 sessions this year

Doris C. Bongcac 08/05/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Cebu — Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is increasing its coverage for outpatients undergoing hemodialysis from 90 to a maximum of 144 sessions this year. Under Circular 2022-0017 that was published on August 3 and…

From 90, PhilHealth expands dialysis sessions to 144 for rest of 2022

Zacarian Sarao - @inquirerdotnet 07/30/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has expanded its coverage of hemodialysis sessions from 90 to 144  for the remaining months of 2022. “The PhilHealth Board of Directors has recently approved the coverage of…

Senate bill filed to suspend PhilHealth contribution hike

Daphne Galvez 07/11/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill seeking to allow to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.  to suspend the increase in contributions to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Poe said the suspension of…

PhilHealth intensifies PhilHealth Konsulta accreditation in Region 7

Futch Anthony Inso 07/06/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has intensified its campaign of accrediting facilities in Central Visayas for the “Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama” also known as PhilHealth Konsulta. To ensure that the comprehensive primary…

300 Mandaue healthcare workers may receive One COVID-19 allowance

Mary Rose Sagarino 06/23/2022

MANDAUE CITY, Philippines- About 300 medical and non-medical workers in Mandaue City may soon receive the One COVID-19 allowance (OCA). Dr. Ligaya Lakambini Dargantes, assistant city health officer, said they have already submitted the list with the…

PhilHealth urged to suspend members’ contribution hike amid economic woes

Daphne Galvez - Reporter / @DYGalvezINQ 06/02/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should defer its scheduled members’ contribution increase this month amid the country’s ongoing economic woes, returning Senator JV Ejercito said Thursday. He said any increase in the contributions…

More funds for PhilHealth coverage of students pushed

Melvin Gascon 05/29/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The government must provide additional funding for the insurance coverage of students under the state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) in the face of an imminent return to in-person classes, party-list group Kabataan said…

PhilHealth to implement premium rate adjustment starting June 2022

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 05/21/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – In the absence of new legislation, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is set to implement the four percent premium rate adjustment for its direct contributors next month. The Central Visayas office of…

PhilHealth contribution hike starting June retroactive from January

Daphne Galvez 05/14/2022

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said the increase in contributions starting June would be retroactive from January. This means that on top of increased contributions to be deducted from an employee’s salary starting…

PhilHealth offers on-site registration for tertiary students taking part of F2F classes

Futch Anthony Inso 04/25/2022

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in Central Visayas (PhilHealth-7) has initiated an on-site registration for students in tertiary education who would take part in the limited face-to-face classes. The activity was initiated by Local…

PhilHealth registration needed for college students attending in-person classes

Neil Arwin Mercado - Reporter / @NAMercadoINQ 04/22/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) registration is required for students in higher education who are attending face-to-face classes, the state health insurance agency reminded Friday. PhilHealth said they are in close coordination with various Higher…

PhilHealth 7 further extends payment deadline

PR 03/01/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines — PhilHealth Regional Office VII further extends the payment deadline of premium contributions of Direct Contributors for the months of November and December 2021, January and February 2022, to March 31, 2022. Under the…

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