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The Senate on Tuesday, August 27 approved on third and final reading the bill amending certain provisions in the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act.   Sen. Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito said passage into law of Senate Bill No. 2620 would pave the way for a mandated lower premium contribution...

Five local government units (lgus) and two private sector groups of clinics and doctors signed on Monday, June 19, an agreement with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to establish the country's first seven primary care networks. DOH Sec. Teodoro Herbosa and PhilHealth Acting...

(MANILA BULLETIN) A pro-health congressman believes that a lot can still be done to improve Republic Act (RA) No.11223 or the celebrated Universal Health Care Act (UHC). This, as Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray Reyes lamented the results of a recent study by the Philippine Institute for...

The decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend implementation this month of the scheduled increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) premium rate and income ceiling is a welcome development. Coming at a time when we are still reeling from the effects of the Covid-19...

A group of health advocates urged the government  to be transparent and efficient in spending the  P205.8 billion health budget during the first-year implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. In a statement, the UHC Watch called on civil society to be vigilant and actively...