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: Free mammograms, ultrasound for women starting July

Gabriel Pabico Lalu 03/15/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will offer free mammograms and ultrasound for Filipino women starting July. This was announced by House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez after meeting with PhilHealth officials, including its president…

Marcos mulls pause on PhilHealth premium rate hike

Dexter Cabalza, Julie Aurelio 02/24/2024

Malacañang clarified on Friday that President Marcos is still reviewing whether to suspend the five-percent increase in premium rates of PhilHealth that started on January 1. According to Presidential Communications Office Secretary Cheloy Velicaria-Garafil, the President is…

PhilHealth reiterates benefit package for premature, small newborn

PR 11/17/2022

As the world celebrates World Prematurity Day, today, Nov. 17, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. in Central Visayas  (Philhealth-7) highlights its Z Benefits for Premature and Small Newborns. Philhealth said this is also known as Circular No.…

Filipinos shoulder up to 44.7% of medical costs even with PhilHealth

Zacarian Sarao 10/06/2022

MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos still shoulder out-of-pocket expenditures ranging from 34 to 44.7 percent, according to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Out-of-pocket expenditures are expenses paid by an individual not covered by the health insurance, in…

PhilHealth signs guidelines on PAGCOR, PCSO funds for Universal Health Care

Wenilyn B. Sabalo 06/09/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) signed a joint circular with the Department of Finance (DOF), Department of Health (DOH), Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR), and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) for…

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…

Duque suggests PhilHealth should handle Covid vaccine indemnity fund

Christia Marie Ramos - Reporter / @CMRamosINQ 02/11/2021

  MANILA, Philippines — Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Thursday suggested to senators that the proposed indemnity fund for Covid-19 vaccine adverse effects be managed by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Duque raised this suggestion…

8-month budget gap swells to P741B due to COVID-19

Ben O. de Vera 09/24/2020

MANILA, Philippines — A pandemic-induced drop in revenues while the government spent more to fight COVID-19 widened the budget deficit by 1,510.6 percent year-on-year to P40.1 billion in August, the government reported on Wednesday, September 23, 2020.…

Duterte warns corrupt PhilHealth officials: ‘I’ll get you’

Krissy Aguilar 08/11/2020

MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte warned on Monday, August 10, 2020, officials found to be involved in corrupt practices in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) that he would go after them. “Huwag kayong magkakamali. Itong…

Zubiri uncovers more ‘schemes’ in Philhealth

Marlon Ramos 08/10/2020

MANILA, Philippines — An 18-bed infirmary in the Davao region getting P10 million a year in benefit claims, and clinics sharing “rebates” with officials and unqualified personnel occupying key posts at the state-run health insurance corporation. These…

PhilHealth-7 paid P52M for COVID-related coverages – report

Morexette Marie B. Erram 08/10/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Philippine Health Insurance Incorporation in Central Visayas (PhilHealth -7) has released at least P52 million as payment for medical services related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a government report said. The…

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