Two senators on Wednesday, July 17 expressed concerns on the transfer and utilization of the reserve funds from Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the unprogrammed fund of the national government supposedly to help fund other state services. “Although we understand...
By Sonny Daanoy Various government agencies signed on Monday, July 15, the National Policy on Promotion and Protection of Health in Jails, Prisons, Custodial Facilities, and Other Places of Detention. Officials from the Department of Health (DOH) and other concerned agencies signed the "National...
(Unsplash) The data breach on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in September 2023 compromised the personal information of am estimated 42 million members of the state health insurer. This was learned by the House Committee on...
(Unsplash) The House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations on Monday, July 8, instructed the Department of Health (DOH) to enforce its no balance billing (NBB) policy to include indigent patients that were staying in private wards because of...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Economist solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says there's "simple" logic behind the Department of Finance's (DOF) intention to use excess funds of the Philippine...
(MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert “Manoy” T. Lee has entered into a partnership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in a bid to improve information dissemination about the health benefits for farmers,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez's efforts to increase the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealthl) dialysis benefit from P2,600 to P4,000 is set to make a huge impact on Filipinos'...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has thanked on Monday, June 24 the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Health (DOH) for approving his request for...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Friday, June 21, announced the approval of an increase in its coverage for hemodialysis treatments to P4,000 per session, up from the current P2,600 per session. The hemodialysis coverage increase was approved during a regular meeting of...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced on Wednesday, June 5, that the expanded benefits for neonatal sepsis and bronchial asthma are available in Levels 1 to 3 accredited healthcare facilities. PhilHealth In a public briefing on PTV's Bagong Pilipinas segment, PhilHealth...
Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin and former Department of Health (DOH) secretary Francisco Duque III (PPAB/PCOO) House Deputy Majority Leader and Iloilo 1st district Rep. Janette Garin on Monday, June 3, grilled former Department of Health...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Noting that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) can afford it, Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo is prodding to state health insurer to raise its dialysis coverage from then current P2,600 to...
