Shouldn't Health Secretary Francisco Duque III be suspended, at least, over the reported deficiencies of his agency in spending COVID-19 funds? Secretary Francisco Duque III Senator Grace Poe posed this question as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee opened its inquiry on the Department of Health's...
Hospitals' associations on Tuesday, August 17, complained of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) supposed "arbitrary denial" of over P13.8 billion in benefits claims. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) At the hearing of the House Committee on Health, Philippine...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said on Tuesday, August 17, that it will reconsider its circular which removed the benefit package for probable COVID-19 cases. Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (MANILA BULLETIN) During a hearing of the House of Representatives'...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it is currently coordinating with hospital groups to speed up payment of unsettled financial obligations to medical facilities. PhilHealth Vice President for...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has been directed anew to settle its outstanding obligations to accredited hospitals to ensure the uninterrupted treatment of coronavirus patients in the country. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) The latest reminder was...
Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, August 12, lamented the P67 billion in misused and unspent funds that state auditors found in the Department of Health’s (DOH) COVID-19 response budget since the government keeps on saying it has no money to procure vaccines, provide cash aid, and pay...
Senator Sonny Angara on Thursday, August 5 urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to expedite the settlement of all hospital claims to better prepare them in dealing with the possible surge of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta variant. Angara said it is imperative that hospitals are...
Senator Grace Poe on Tuesday, August 3, told the officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) not to wait for the Senate to investigate them over the delay in the reimbursements and release of the benefits for hospitals and...
State-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has cornered a huge portion of the government subsidy in the first six-months of the year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak havoc in the country. Data from the Bureau of the Treasury showed that financial support...
Remembering the lack of hospital beds and health personnel during the COVID-19 surge in the country last March, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Sunday, July 25, urged the government to improve hospital capacity amid the threat of the Delta variant in the country. “Ayaw natin mangyari...
The offer to sell a tertiary hospital in Quezon City has fueled speculations that private health care establishments are struggling financially as a result of the on-going public health crisis triggered by the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. MEDICAL CHECK UP Anakalusugan Partylist...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has upgraded its benefit package for hemodialysis from 90 to 144 sessions for this year. "Good news po sa lahat ng nagda-dialysis po ngayon ay in-extend po ng PhilHealth...
