Senatorial candidate Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday said the national government ought to defer the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) new contribution schedule amids the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Ejercito, who principally authored the and sponsored the Universal...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Tuesday, Jan. 11, pledged to settle all the unpaid claims of private hospitals within six months amid threats of some medical facilities to disengage with the state-run corporation. During a House Committee on Health hearing presided by Quezon...
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has extended the validity of accreditation of all healthcare facilities accredited with the state-health insurer until Jan. 31, 2022. “The state agency made the extension provided that ... they (HFs) have...
Senatorial aspirant Harry Roque is pushing for the replacement of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), which he said is marred by corruption that threatens the successful implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) in the country. In a statement Friday, the former...
(File Photo) The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PHAPI) said it is postponing its plan of holding a "PhilHealth holiday" which was supposed to happen from January 1 to 5, 2022. “After the PHAPI meeting and hearing requests from concerned patients and citizens, PHAPI...
Senators on Tuesday highlighted the need for finance experts to man the operations of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) as they weigh in on the five-day holiday that a group of private hospitals is planning to implement. “It makes perfect sense for PhilHealth to be headed by one...
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said on Monday, Dec. 27, that it is hoping that the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines Inc. (PHAPi) president will rethink its scheduled "PhilHealth Holiday" from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 next year. (PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
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...
