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'Funds sufficient but not unlimited': PhilHealth says staying home a 'patriotic duty'

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Updated as of Apr 06 08:30 AM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said Monday it prepared some P30 billion fund to cover the cost of treatment of all Filipinos who acquires COVID-19 until April 14.   Read more »

Philhealth: We will cover costs of treatments of COVID-19 patients until April 14

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Posted at Apr 01 06:11 PM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said Wednesday it will continue to cover the cost of treatment for all patients with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) until April 14, 2020. Read more »

‘Whatever it takes’: PhilHealth says to shoulder COVID-19 hospitalization

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 26 12:10 PM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will shoulder the medical expenses of Filipinos who will get hospitalized because of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), its president said Thursday. Read more »

PhilHealth to shoulder costs of COVID-19 testing

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Updated as of Mar 11 06:07 PM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will cover the cost of the novel coronavirus test for individuals seeking treatment of the disease, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Wednesday. Read more »

PhilHealth execs face raps over alleged non-remittance of OFW contributions

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 03:31 PM

Former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque on Wednesday filed a complaint before the Office of the Ombudsman against officials of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) over the alleged non-remittance of an estimated P50 to 100 million worth of contribution from overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Read more »

PhilHealth warns member-hospitals: Accept all suspected nCoV cases

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Posted at Feb 06 06:49 PM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has warned its member-hospitals to accept all patients with suspected infection of the new coronavirus. Read more »

PhilHealth chief vows to 'dismantle' mafia

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Updated as of Aug 26 10:37 AM

The head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation vowed Monday to "dismantle" the alleged "mafia" within the state-run health insurance firm. Read more »

PhilHealth eyes full automation by 2021

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Updated as of Aug 26 11:47 AM

Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) Corporation transactions may be fully automated by 2021, its president Ricardo Morales said Monday. Read more »

WellMed whistleblowers seek state protection after 'ghost claims' exposé

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Updated as of Jun 25 06:03 PM

The 2 former employees of WellMed Dialysis Center who exposed the clinic's alleged "ghost claims" scam are both seeking to be put under the Witness Protection Program. Read more »

Duterte nais mapanagot ang mga pasimuno ng 'ghost dialysis' scam

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Updated as of Jun 07 08:42 PM

Ipinag-utos na ni Pangulong Duterte sa PhilHealth na papanagutin at kasuhan ang mga nasa likod ng "ghost dialysis" scam.  Read more »

COA worried about PhilHealth sustainability over P4.75-billion net loss

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 26 06:59 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit (COA) has raised concerns over the sustainability of funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) after the agency posted a net loss of P4.75 billion in 2017. Read more »

PhilHealth in 'excellent' financial health, posts P11 billion surplus

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Posted at Jul 10 03:15 PM

PhilHealth posted an P11.6-billion surplus as of the end of April. Read more »

Garin 'naglipat' ng P10-B pondo nang walang pahintulot: PhilHealth

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Updated as of May 30 12:20 AM

Mariin namang itinanggi ni Garin ang paratang at sinasabing naghahanap lamang ang PhilHealth nang masisisi sa kanilang palpak na pagpapatakbo sa pera. Read more »

Duterte orders probe into alleged Philhealth anomalies

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 03:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a probe into the alleged anomalies in Philhealth, including the supposedly excessive expenses on trips and hotel accommodations of its officer-in-charge, Celestina Ma. Jude Dela Serna. Read more »

PhilHealth chief's travels all official, legal - spokesperson

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Posted at May 03 09:08 PM

State-shouldered travels of the interim president of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) were all above board and backed by corresponding authority from the chairperson, a spokesperson for the corporation said Thursday. Read more »