Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes (Screenshot from YouTube live) How did Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officials manage to give themselves huge salary hikes in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic? Anakalusugan Party-list...
PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was asked Wednesday night, Sept. 6 to consider temporarily stop collecting contributions from its members after it told...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) owes some P27 billion in payables to local hospitals, its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. admitted on Wednesday, Sept. 6 to the House Committee on...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) reminded the public anew regarding its coverage for dengue and leptospirosis given its prevalence during the rainy season. MB file photo PhilHealth made the statement after the Department of Health (DOH) reported more than 80,000 cases...
Rowena Guanzon (Twitter) P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon believes that the planned transfer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the Office of the President (OP) would ultimately result to a more responsive agency. "Yes to transfer of PhilHealth to the Office of...
According to a reputable global healthcare insurance provider, “While the overall quality of the Philippines’ state-subsidized public healthcare is good, healthcare in rural areas is of significantly lower quality than at hospitals in large cities. Private healthcare in the Philippines provides...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) president and chief executive officer. Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. (center) takes his oath as as the acting president and chief executive officer of the Philippine...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has named Dr. Albert Domingo as its new spokesperson, effective Monday, July 3. Photo courtesy of Dr. Albert Domingo Domingo is PhilHealth's vice president, responsible for supervising its primary care policy. He also serves as the head...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Center) (Facebook) "A good first step." That's how Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda described the proposed transfer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) from the Department of Health (DOH) to the Office of the President (OP)....
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it has expanded its coverage for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease stage 5 increasing hemodialysis sessions to 156 from the former 90 per year. In a public hearing, Philhealth Acting Vice President of Corporate...
Five local government units (lgus) and two private sector groups of clinics and doctors signed on Monday, June 19, an agreement with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to establish the country's first seven primary care networks. DOH Sec. Teodoro Herbosa and PhilHealth Acting...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Dr. Teodoro "Ted" Herbosa, in an online post, assured that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will be "fast, action-oriented and responsible" under his leadership. Photo courtesy of DOH On Thursday, June 15, PhilHealth board members met...
