Senator Christopher “Bong” Go appealed to the Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) to simplify requirements for college students as schools return to face-to-face classes. Go said the government should keep in mind that most people are still having a hard time adjusting to the new normal as students...
Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez advised students aged 21 years-old to secure PhilHealth in preparation for face-to-face classes (F2F). Olivarez said the Paranaque Health Plan Office located at the ground floor of the Paranaque City Hall came out with an advisory on April 4 on how to secure...
PhilHealth, PCIC accounting norms monitored By Chino S. Leyco The Insurance Commission (IC) is closely monitoring the compliance of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) with the directive of the Department of Finance (DOF) to adopt...
Arriving foreign tourists are required to present a travel and health insurance policy for Covid-19 with a minimum coverage of $35,000. PIXABAY / MANILA BULLETIN This was reiterated by Presidential Communications secretary and acting presidential spokesperson Martin Andanar in a virtual Palace...
Sickness and disasters will continue to pose risks post-pandemic “Filipinos have always been highly underinsured,” shares AXA Philippines President and CEO, Rahul Hora, during a recent interview. But if there has been a silver lining to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is that Filipinos are now...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said on Monday, Dec. 27, that it is hoping that the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) president will rethink its scheduled "PhilHealth Holiday" from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 next year. (PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) on Monday, Nov. 1, reminded Filipinos 60 years old and above that they are mandatorily covered under the National Health Insurance Program. (PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) This is pursuant to the Republic Act (RA) 10645 and as reiterated under...
Despite difficulties in raising revenues amid the pandemic, the national government opted to increase the amount of subsidy it extended to state-owned corporations due to mounting health insurance claims. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury revealed that the financial support extended to...
The health maintenance organizations’ (HMO) net income nearly doubled in the first three months of the year owing to lower benefit and claim payments, the Insurance Commission (IC) said. Based on the preliminary financial statements submitted to the IC, HMOs reported that the industry’s...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp., commonly known as PhilHealth, needs a long-term plan to fix the agency’s serious systemic problem, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. PhilHealth During a virtual Senate hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 8, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III told...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced the second implementation of the Debit-Credit Payment Mechanism (DCPM) that covers received in-process claims from April 8 to August 9, 2021. First implemented...
AXA Take Charge of Your Health For the very first time in my life, I was tapped as a resource speaker for a webinar. It was for an episode of AXA’s "What’s Your Game Plan" series, and the episode revolved around health plans and how one prepares for health-related eventualities. It was entitled...
