Senator Risa Hontiveros said Thursday that Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) should make its expanded dialysis session to be a permanent policy. The state insurer extended its coverage of hemodialysis …
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) extended its coverage of hemodialysis sessions from 90 sessions to a maximum of 144. PhilHealth President Dante Gierran announced in an official statement the …
Ombudsman Samuel Martires ordered a six-month suspension without pay of three Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officials tagged in the alleged anomalous IT project. Those suspended were PhilHealth Senior Vice …
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has paid about P700 million of its debt nearly P1 billion debt to the Philippine Red Cross. PhilHealth spokesman Rey Baleña also told Dobol …
President Rodrigo Duterte called the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “mukhang pera” (greedy) after the government paid half of its nearly P1-billion debt to the humanitarian organization. During Duterte’s meeting with …
Senator Richard Gordon said Wednesday that PhilHealth should settle its outstanding balance of over P561 million to the Philippine Red Cross within three days. Gordon elaborated in an interview on …
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) finally resumed its COVID-19 testing for the government after Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) paid half of its P903-millioin debt to the humanitarian organization. But …
Philippine Red Cross chairman and Senator Richard Gordon said Tuesday that PhilHealth is convincing the organization to lower its COVID-19 testing price and use the state insurer’s alleged overpriced test …
Philippine Red Cross (PRC) would hold its “construction of new provincial molecular laboratories” in several provinces after the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) failed to its P1.1-billion debt, PRC chairman …
A health official said Thursday that the suspension of the Philippine Red Cross’ (PRC) PhilHealth-funded COVID-19 testing has affected the Department of Health’s (DOH) detection and reporting of cases. Health …
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reviewing a P100-million COVID-19 testing agreement between the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). According to Justice Secretary Menardo …
Malacañang is hopeful that the COVID-19 testing services of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) will resume soon after the organization accepted the government’s offer to give initial payment for PhilHealth’s …
Around 4,000 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who returned to the Philippines amid the pandemic are stranded in Metro Manila after the Philippine Red Cross stopped PhilHealth COVID-19 testing. Maki Pulido …
Malacañang said Tuesday that the government would pay at least half of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) P930.9-million debt to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) “at the soonest possible …
Vince Dizon, the deputy chief implementer of the Philippines’ COVID-19 action plan, said Friday that the COVID-19 testing output is expected to decrease after the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) stopped …
An official of the Philippine Health Insurance (PhilHealth) confirmed that more than 15 million Filipinos have not yet registered with the state insurer. According to PhilHealth Vice-President Oscar Abadu Jr., …
The Philippine Red Cross said it would stop conducting COVID-19 tests funded by Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) because of the state insurer’s “ever-increasing outstanding balance.” “We are constrained to …
The Commission on Audit (COA) said state insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) violated different laws and regulations when it granted P291-million worth of hazard pay to its employees illegally. …
The Commission on Audit (COA) reported that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) released P291-million worth of hazard pay to its employees illegally. The COA’s 2019 yearly audit report said …
Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said Friday the Universal Health Care law would continue regardless of what will happen to state insurer Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). “Whether or not …
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) said Thursday night that 43 of its senior officials have submitted their courtesy resignations or have retired. “As of October 8, 2020, a total …
Malacañang said Friday that PhilHealth chief and CEO Dante Gierran had asked the state insurer’s senior executives to file their courtesy resignations as part of the agency’s reorganization process. “Bagamat …
New PhilHealth and CEO Dante Gierran said Thursday he is not in favor of the proposal to privatize the state insurer, adding it could send the “wrong signal” to Filipinos. …
The House of Representatives deferred plenary deliberations of the DOH 2021 budget after Iloilo Representative Janette Garin requested copies of documents related to the alleged anomalous transactions of the Philippine …
The unlimited dialysis through PhilHealth will end after September 15, as the state of calamity declared over the country is lifted after six months since the COVID-19 pandemic hit the …
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed Thursday that President Rodrigo Duterte accepted the resignation of PhilHealth President and CEO Ricardo Morales. “Tinanggap po natin at ni Pangulo ang kanyang pagbibitiw …