The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has been directed anew to settle its outstanding obligations to accredited hospitals to ensure the uninterrupted treatment of coronavirus patients in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The latest reminder was...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has assured that it is now working to address the complaints of hospitals in claims processing delays. Citing its records, PhilHealth said it has already paid a total of...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, August 5 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expedite the settlement of all hospital claims to better prepare them in dealing with the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Angara said it is imperative that hospitals are...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) warned the public on Monday, July 19, against a false website claiming that its medical personnel are conducting coronavirus disease (COVID-19) tests for a certain fee. The false website that claims PCG medical personnel to conduct coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Senator Grace Poe on Friday, June 25, pressed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to immediately settle its unpaid claims to hospitals. Senator Grace Poe (Senate of the Philippines/MANILA BULLETIN File photo) Poe reiterated her call as she cited reports that claims of hospitals...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has already reimbursed nearly 80 percent or about P231 billion of the total hospital claims, an official said Saturday, June 19. (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Dr. Shirley B. Domingo, PhilHealth’s vice president for Corporate Affairs and...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will lead the establishment of an inter-agency task force that will oversee the streamlining of the processing of blood money claims. ARTA Director-General Jeremiah Belgica during the meeting with officials from ARTA, the Department of Foreign Affairs-Office of...
Senator Grace Poe has asked the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to expedite its payment to public and private hospitals and avoid unnecessary and delaying procedures that affect the operations of healthcare institutions. Senator Grace Poe (Office of Sen. Grace Poe/MANILA...
Hospitals are now scrambling for funds to continue operating as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has yet to settle a "huge" amount of unpaid reimbursements for treating COVID-19 patients. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Dr. Jaime Almora, president of the...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Friday, May 7, renewed its warning against illegal acts of fraudulent health insurance claims. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) PhilHealth spokesperson Dr. Shirley Domingo said they received various...
The Philippine Heart Center’s (PHC) claims filed in 2020 totaling P71.17 million have been denied by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) due to government hospital’s purported failure to comply with the provisions of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of...
The government pandemic task force has allowed the implementation of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) new debit-credit payment for health care facilities in all places with high risk of coronavirus infection. The decision aimed at hastening payment of hospital claims was...
