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PhilHealth, 144 dialysis sessions na ang sasagutin ngayong 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 04:16 PM

Inihayag ng Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) na 144 dialysis session na ang sasagutin nila para sa mga may sakit sa bato ngayong 2020, mula sa dating 90 session. Read more »

PhilHealth balak dagdagan ang libreng dialysis sa mga pasyente

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 06:50 PM

Gayunpaman, kailangan muna itong lumusot sa PhiHealth board.  Read more »

PhilHealth chief seeks to expand dialysis coverage: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 10 02:00 PM

PhilHealth CEO and President Dante Gierran will seek the approval of the medical state insurer's board to increase its dialysis coverage to 133 sessions per year from the current 90, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday.   Read more »

Dialysis patients problemado nang itigil ng ilang pagamutan ang free PhilHealth sessions

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 01:01 PM

Problemado ang ilang nagpapa-dialysis matapos itigil ng ilang pagamutan ang pagbibigay ng libreng session na lagpas sa limit na itinakda ng PhilHealth kada taon. Read more »

Gastos, pahirapang schedule sa dialysis dahil sa required swab test idinaing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 24 06:55 PM

Dumadaing ang isang dialysis patient sa aniya'y pahirapang pagpapa-dialysis sa gitna ng COVID-19 pandemic.  Read more »

Lacson considering probe into PhilHealth's alleged favored dialysis center

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 31 06:31 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Monday said he plans to file a resolution to investigate a dialysis center that received millions from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) should a task force probing the state-run insurance firm fail to include it in its recommendations. Read more »

Dialysis center denies owning bank account where PhilHealth deposited P9.7M

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 21 01:05 PM

B. Braun Avitum on Friday denied that it owned a bank account in Bataan province where the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) deposited some P9.7 million as alleged payment for the dialysis center's services. Read more »

Lacson threatens raps vs PhilHealth execs over tax payment 'misappropriation'

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 18 07:10 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday warned of criminal charges against officials of PhilHealth for allegedly misappropriating agency funds to pay for withholding tax for millions of pesos in cash advances made to hospitals for their COVID-19 response. Read more »

Delivery man sa Batangas City, nag-Spider-Man costume para sa dialysis ng asawa

Andrew Bernardo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 10:35 PM

Bagama't patuloy na nagbabanat ng buto para sa pamilya, humihiling ng tulong si Ocon para sa kaniyang asawa.   Read more »

Dialysis center tagged as 'conduit' of PhilHealth anomalies denies alleged irregularities

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 10 04:58 PM

B. Braun Avitum on Thursday denied that it was involved in anomalous transactions after a Senate investigation found that it received millions of COVID-19 funding from the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) even when it was not catering to coronavirus patients. Read more »

Zubiri wants regional gov't dialysis centers instead of reimbursing private clinics

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 06:43 PM

Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Wednesday said he would file a bill that would create regional dialysis centers after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) and several kidney treatment facilities were involved in allegedly anomalous schemes. Read more »

Dialysis center 'seems' to be 'new conduit' of PhilHealth corruption: Lacson, Drilon

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 01:32 PM

A dialysis center that received millions of COVID-19 funding may be PhilHealth's new "conduit" of corruption after the clinic which facilitated ghost claims was toppled last year, Sen. Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday. Read more »

Whistleblower alleges PhilHealth chief asked him to 'find way' to reaccredit ghost dialysis center

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 10:46 AM

A former anti-fraud official of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) on Tuesday accused the firm's President Ricardo Morales of asking him to have WellMed Dialysis Center re-accredited after the clinic was tagged in the anomalous ghost dialysis scheme last year. Read more »

Lacson questions PhilHealth COVID fund release to dialysis center

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 03:57 PM

Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday scolded PhilHealth officials for releasing COVID-related funds to allegedly favored hospitals, including a company that runs dialysis clinics, which got P45 million. Read more »

Peritoneal dialysis itinutulak ngayong may pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 03:14 PM

Ipinaliwanag ng head ng hemodialysis unit ng National Kidney and Transplant Institute ang isang paraan ng pagda-dialysis na hindi na kailangang magpunta ng ospital. Read more »

PhilHealth chief justifies promotion of officials tagged in ghost dialysis scam

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 04 04:52 PM

Philippine Health Insurance Corp president Ricardo Morales on Tuesday said he approved the promotion of 5 officials who were tagged in the ghost dialysis scam, insisting that he was not aware that cases have been filed against them. Read more »

Lacson questions PhilHealth COVID-19 fund release to non-COVID hospitals

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 01:33 PM

MANILA - Sen. Panfilo Lacson on Tuesday questioned PhilHealth's release of funds to "favored hospitals" and other medical facilities not caring for COVID-19 patients, instead of prioritizing hospitals caring for coronavirus cases.  Read more »

Non-coronavirus patients still need to be treated amid pandemic: expert

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 31 04:00 AM

Illnesses and other health issues not related to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) should still be treated urgently as needed amid the pandemic, an expert said Thursday. Read more »

NKTI resumes transplant activities to lessen dialysis patients: director

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 29 11:21 AM

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) has resumed its transplant activities to decrease the number of dialysis patients, its chief said Wednesday. Read more »

Kidney Institute declares full capacity for COVID-19 cases, appeals for help

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 12:58 PM

The National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) on Monday appealed to government for assistance as it reached its full capacity to accept COVID-19 patients. Read more »