Social Protection-Philhealth

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https://www.philstar.com/opinion/2024/07/17/2370673/now-theyre-stealing-our-philhealth-contributions

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2024/07/10/2369020/philhealth-clarifies-fund-transfer-national-government

by Shiela Crisostomo – The Philippine Star, 19 Dec 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) announced its new benefit package rates for COVID-19 testing, using plate-based and cartridge-based Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).

by Elijah Felice Rosales – The Philippine Star, 19 Oct 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The universal health care (UHC) program will get another P80 billion in budget next year as the government vows to keep it financed despite funds running tight due to the pandemic.

by Sheila Crisostomo – The Philippine Star, 22 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The biggest hospitals and physicians organizations in the country are disengaging from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) over its circular suspending payments to hospitals and health care providers (HCPs) whose claims are under investigation.

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by Delon Porcalla – The Philippine Star, 20 Aug 2021 MANILA, Philippines — A series of circulars issued by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) complicated the process for reimbursement claims since last year, resulting in the piling up of unpaid hospital claims amounting to P86 billion, which House leaders said could cause the collapse…

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 2 Jul 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has expanded its coverage of dialysis sessions from the previous 90 to 144 sessions for 2021.

by Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News, 25 Jun 2021 MANILA – The Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Friday said it plans to include mental health services in its primary care package for Filipinos.

By: Cathrine Gonzales, INQINQUIRER.net, 6 Jan 2021 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will lose around P13 billion this year with the deferment of the increase in its members’ contributions, its spokesperson said Wednesday.

by Christian Deiparine (Philstar.com), 5 Jan 2020 MANILA, Philippines — State insurer PhilHealth on Tuesday said it would defer its contribution hike until Congress passes an amendment to the Universal Health Care law, which mandates the increase that many appealed to delay as the country reels from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

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by Gabriel Pabico Lalu, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — A labor group has cautioned Marikina 2nd District Rep. Stella Quimbo against moves to privatize the corruption-riddled Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) as it is a step against assuring healthcare availability.

By: Bong Lozada – Reporter, 19 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines—Senator Joel Villanueva encouraged employers to send their workers for COVID-19 testing as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has “sufficient funds” to shoulder the costs.

by Ian Nicolas Cigaral (Philstar.com), 17 Aug 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Filipino senior citizens are forced to dip into their own savings to shoulder rising health costs that come with age, highlighting the insufficiency of public health resources that have come under intense scrutiny amid the pandemic and corruption allegations.

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By: Christia Marie Ramos, INQINQUIRER.net, 16 Jun 2020 MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) called for a postponement on the expansion of primary care benefits as it saw a significant drop in contribution collections amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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by Sheila Crisostomo, Mayen Jaymalin, Evelyn Macairan, Delon Porcalla, Paolo Romero, Ding Cervantes, Artemio Dumlao, Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star, 5 May 2020) MANILA, Philippines — President Duterte has suspended the increase in premium contributions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) amid the coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19 pandemic.

by Pia Lee-Brago (The Philippine Star) with Mayen Jaymalin, Paolo Romero, 4 May 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. yesterday hit the increase in the contribution of premium payments of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

by Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star), 16 April 2020 MANILA, Philippines — Starting yesterday, new case rates were implemented by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., which limited the treatment cost PhilHealth would pay for people hospitalized due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

By CNN Philippines Staff, 21 Oct 2019 Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, October 21) — Many private hospitals might opt not to renew their accreditation with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), which allows their patients to avail of services which would be paid by the state health insurer.

by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 13 Oct 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has yet to draw up additional benefits for its direct contributors, as mandated by a new law. But starting next year, it would impose on them a 0.25-percent premium rate increase, bringing annual contributions to as high as…

by Jess Diaz, Sheila Crisostomo (The Philippine Star) – Sep 3, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — A total of P166.5 billion has been allocated for the universal health care (UHC) program for its first year of implementation next year.

by Pathricia Ann V. Roxas, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aug 28, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted on Wednesday that the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) law nationwide by 2020 is not possible due to lack of funding and preparedness.

by Jovic Yee, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Jun 27, 2019 MANILA, Philippines — Despite claims by Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) that it already provides near universal health coverage, still two-thirds of Filipinos spent their own money just to cover all their medical needs, according to a survey by a health care provider.

The measure intends to provide health care for all Filipinos so financial problems will not get in the way of seeking medical attention by Pia Ranada, Rappler, Feb 20, 2019 MANILA, Philippines – In a special ceremony in Malacañang, President Rodrigo Duterte signed a law that seeks to provide health care for all Filipinos.