The suspension of the premium contribution increase for the year 2023 was welcomed by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Monday evening, Jan. 2. (Department of Health) Both agencies, as stated in its joint statement issued on Monday, are...
Malacañang has ordered the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to defer the increase of premium rate and income ceiling that was slated this year, saying Filipinos are still struggling from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Citing "difficult times" and challenges caused by the...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday, Dec. 29, maintained that the handling of its funds is being done in a “prudent” manner. “We assure the public that PhilHealth is prudent in...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) should increase its coverage for outpatient hemodialysis to a maximum of 156 sessions for next year, Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go said. Go noted that currently PhilHealth members and their dependents who are diagnosed with stage 5 chronic kidney...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is expected to implement an additional 0.5 percent increase in the monthly contribution of its members starting January next year. The premium rate will increase to 4.5...
Newly-installed Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Acting President and Chief Officer Emmanuel R. Ledesma emphasized the need for greater teamwork and collaboration among its officers and employees. Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. (center) takes his oath as as the acting president...
Davao City 1st district Rep. Paolo Duterte is prodding the new leadership of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to tap digital innovations in performing its mandate of providing medical insurance as well as affordable and accessible health care services to all Filipinos. Davao...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its support to Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr., who was appointed by the Marcos administration as the acting president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “We welcome the appointment of Emmanuel...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has urged the government healthcare institutions and private sector to further collaborate in a bid to improve health insurance operations in the country. (Photo courtesy of the Office of the Press Secretary) Marcos raised the need to further strengthen the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has designated Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. as the acting president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Emmanuel Rufino Ledesma Jr. (center) takes his oath as as the acting president and chief...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is extending "special privileges" to its members and health facilities that were affected by Severe Tropical Storm Paeng. In a statement, PhilHealth said that such...
A House leader has commended the executive department’s recent move to provide additional assistance to the country’s needy hemodialysis patients. Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (PNA) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo specifically hailed the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation...
