The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) approved an increase in the capitation rate for its “Konsulta” program to P1,700 per patient per year, the Department of Health (DOH) confirmed in a statement on Thursday, March 14. Photo from PhilHealth The PhilHealth board also approved...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (center), accompanied by Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Partylist Rep. Erwin Tulfo (third from right), meets with PhilHealth officials headed by its President and CEO, Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. (third from left) on March 11 to follow up on his call for increased benefits to...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa on Tuesday, March 12 issued a directive to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to bolster the primary care benefits offered through its “Konsulta” benefit package across the country. (Photo from DOH) In line with...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro Herbosa has expressed support for a legislative push to include mammogram and ultrasound in the list of free healthcare benefits available to Filipinos. Mammography Machine (Photo from Pixabay) Citing the Universal Health Care (UHC) law's provision for...
The Muntinlupa City government will provide free breast ultrasound and mammography tests to endorsed patients and beneficiaries of the Kalingang Munti Action Center (KMAC), a one-stop shop for the public in availing frontline services. The Medical Center Muntinlupa (Photo from MCM on Facebook) The...
The Pasay City local government is offering free mammogram and Pap smear services to all female city residents as part of Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano’s gift to her constituents on her birthday on Tuesday, Aug. 16. Rubiano said the free mammogram and Pap smear offer is being conducted in partnership...
BB Gandanghari (Instagram) Former star BB Gandanghari has revealed she got a mammogram for the first time. "#where: BB goes to," she wrote as caption to her video. "First time to do this and totally feel like a woman... why? Because only women do this for their yearly physical check up as required...
