Emphasizing that financial constraints can prevent families from accessing appropriate and better treatment, President Marcos called on healthcare institutions to ensure that no Filipino is denied treatment due to financial limitations. "We encourage more hospitals across the country to support...
The Philippines has made significant progress in expanding universal health care (UHC), but inadequate government financing, high out-of-pocket costs, and severe shortages of health facilities and workers continue to constrain access to quality medical services, according to the Asian Development...
Government subsidies to state-run firms more than doubled to ₱114.6 billion in the first half of 2026, sustained by the huge April release to Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the June subsidy to Food Terminal Inc. (FTI). The latest Bureau of the Treasury (BTr) data showed that...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday, Aug. 20, said it will streamline its procedures and modernize its information technology system to cut red tape and speed up transactions for members and healthcare providers. During a press briefing, PhilHealth President and...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Health (DOH) will pursue their first shared health agenda to align PhilHealth benefits with existing government health programs, PhilHealth President and CEO Beverly Lorraine Ho said. She said the Unified National...
The Department of Health (DOH), and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) presented a 16-month runway of shared reforms aimed at advancing not only PhilHealth 's RISE30 Mission, but also improving access, equity, and efficiency in Universal Health Care (UHC) delivery across...
President Marcos has ordered the inclusion of contract-of-service (COS) and job-order (JO) workers in the government’s social protection coverage. Marcos issued Administrative Order No. 43, facilitating the voluntary deduction and remittance of Social Security System (SSS), Philippine Health...
Senators on Monday, August 10 expressed high hopes for the health sector as Malacañang announces Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new Department of Health (DOH) chief, Dr. Edwin Mercado. Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said there’s newfound hope in Mercado’s appointment saying: “This will be a...
The medical assistance for Filipino patients, particularly the poor and those who were financially affected by hospital expenses burden, got a big boost after the The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Board approved the release of an additional P1.16 billion contribution to the...
Selling the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp.’s (Pagcor) Casino Filipino operations could fetch up to ₱50 billion in immediate revenue for the government, but the windfall will not go to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), according to Makati-based legal practice Geronimo...
The country’s largest group of employers is pushing for the expansion of benefit packages for direct contributing members of state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as it calls for a revamp of what it described as an unfair system. In a statement on Monday, July 13, the Employers...
Government subsidies to state-run corporations more than doubled in the first five months of the year, driven by the court-mandated release of funds to the national health insurance program. According to the latest data from the Bureau of the Treasury, total financial support to government-owned...
