MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). on Thursday announced that it is now covering all outpatient emergency cases in accredited level 1 to 3 hospitals ...

Mercado’s entry comes on the heels of a growing clamor to replace Ledesma over allegations of “inefficient” PhilHealth fund utilization. In December 2024, the Nagkaisa Labor Coalition urged ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it is now covering all outpatient emergency cases in accredited levels 1 to 3 hospitals nationwide. The state health insurer ...

Any sort of diminution of PhilHealth benefits will affect the poor, low-income, and even middle class households the worst,' says Sonny Africa, executive director of Ibon Foundation MANILA, ...

MANILA, Philippines — Former Finance Secretary Margarito Teves defended the government's decision to transfer idle funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the Bureau of ...

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is expecting to spend P240 billion in payments to health facilities this year as it looks to increase accredited facilities to support its new ...

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Dr. Edwin Mercado said Wednesday the process for immediate settling of unpaid hospital claims may need ...

MANILA, Philippines — The transfer of unused excess funds from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is a "temporary measure" to address the government's "concerns about fund ...

New Philhealth CEO Edwin M. Mercado shakes hands with outgoing PCEO Emmanuel R. Ledesma,Jr. A simple turnover ceremony was held at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth ...

The enhanced PD package covers different modalities based on age. For adults, PhilHealth pays for Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD), and both CAPD and Automated Peritoneal Dialysis ...

New PhilHealth chief Edwin Mercado obtained his medical degree from the University of the Philippines in 1987 and his Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery from Harvard Medical ...

THIS Valentine's Day, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is giving Filipinos the gift of financial protection and security with further expansion of health care benefits for its ...