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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has lifted the 45-day benefit limit in a bid to make the services of the state health insurer “unhampered.” In a statement, PhilHealth ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has abolished the “45-day benefit limit” on hospital confinement of its members and their dependents, calling it an ...
President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. on Friday allayed concerns about the funding of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), saying that more services from the state insurer ...
THE hospitalization and death (on March 31, after just three hours in the emergency room) of my beloved nephew Cokee made me realize that hospitals aren't implementing two very new huge benefits from ...
MANILA, Philippines — Agri party-list Rep. Wilbert Lee has called out the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) amid complaints from some patients over its alleged failure to implement ...
THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said it will seek a higher budget allocation next year to help fund a 30% across-the-board increase in benefit packages. “Yes, I think so,” ...
He said the information required is already with PhilHealth, but hospitals are still required to refile the data. De Grano cited small hospitals that have five claims per month consisting of at ...
LAPU-LAPU CITY — Sen. Pia Cayetano has criticized the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for its plan to shoulder only 18 percent of hospital expenses in 2025, calling the move a "joke." ...
MANILA, Philippines —During the Supreme Court's oral arguments on the legality of transferring excess funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), one justice's comments ...
BAGUIO CITY — Finance Secretary Ralph Recto on Wednesday justified the government’s move to utilize idle funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and other state-run ...
Effective April 4, 2025, PhilHealth has officially lifted the 45-day benefit limit policy. This policy change aligns with the Universal Health Care Act and follows the directive of President ...