In support of all hospitals planning to cut ties with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) on Monday, Dec. 27, urged its members to observe a “PhilHealth holiday” from Jan. 1 until Jan. 5, 2022. (File Photo /...
The Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and Social Security System (SSS) topped the list of state-run firms in terms of income for 2020 but both also registered the largest amount of expenditures during the year that the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hit the country, the...
Hospitals should avail themselves of the new debit-credit payment scheme of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to speed up the payment by the state insurer to their unpaid reinbursement claims, a Palace official said on Tuesday, Dec. 14. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (PCOO /...
Senate Finance Committee chair Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday renewed his call for the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to settle all of its obligations, particularly to private hospitals. Angara noted PhilHealth’s financial obligations to private hospitals have accumulated to...
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said it met last Monday, Nov. 8, with the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPi) to resolve issues with regards to unpaid claims. PhilHealth and PHAPi agreed to work together “to...
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...