As the overall nationwide outlook on COVID-19 continues to improve, it is time to pay attention anew to the call of hospitals for decisive action by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on the long-delayed reimbursement of their claims. Last Nov. 3, only 1,591 new cases were...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) served a show-cause order against two officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) early this week. Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) and Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) logos In a statement, ARTA said it served the...
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is committed to paying its obligations to different hospitals, saying that it has enough funds to cover the unpaid claims. “Itong pagbabayad ng claims ay talagang pananagutan namin ito, hindi namin ito...
Vice President Leni Robredo wants to make health care “free and accessible” for every Filipino amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) In a five-minute video posted Wednesday, Nov. 3 on her official Facebook page, Robredo also bared plans to build a...
Department of Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (PCOO) Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to immediately settle the unpaid claims of various hospitals. Duque said that the state-health insurer should...
Vice presidential candidate Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to make reimbursement claims faster and easier for private hospitals. Go, who chairs the Senate Committee on Health, made the call following reports that some private...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has joined other lawmakers in prodding the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to settle the reimbursement claims of private hospitals as some of them threatened to cut ties with the health state insurer. Hontiveros said it is necessary for private hospitals to...
Senator Sonny Angara has urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to fast track the reimbursment claims of private hospitals, saying the country could not afford to have its healthcare system plunging into another crisis. Angara made the call after some private hospitals in Metro...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Wednesday, October 12, called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to pay the claims of private hospitals for its services in General Santos City. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes, who is seeking a...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) is set to meet with representatives from various government agencies in the health sector to discuss the possible inclusion of coronavirus (COVID-19) rapid antigen tests in the reimbursable costs of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). (FILE...
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...
Pasig City became the first local government unit (LGU) in Metro Manila to get an E-Consulta accreditation from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), Mayor Vico Sotto said Wednesday. (Photo from Mayor Vico Sotto's Facebook) In a Facebook post, Sotto said that he and representatives...
