Senator Grace Poe has filed a bill seeking powers for the President to suspend the increase in contributions to PhilHealth to spare the Filipinos from additional burden in critical times.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. met with officials of the Department of Health (DOH), Inter-Agency Task Force (IATF) for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, and Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to discuss Covid-19 management and ways forward in Malacañang Wednesday.
Marikina Rep. Stella Quimbo has filed a measure seeking a massive overhaul of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to address the social insurance health crisis.
Makabayan senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares on Friday said the government should implement wage increases before allowing the four percent increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premiums.
Senator Risa Hontiveros has reiterated her appeal to the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to continue providing free treatment for dialysis patients.
Senator Bong Go has called on the government to make it simpler for college students to attend face-to-face classes.
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday called out the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for misleading its members about the availability of its “home treatment” package for Covid-positive patients.
The House Committee on Health has created a technical working group (TWG) to discuss and strengthen the measure seeking to reorganize the management of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to make it more effective in fulfilling its mandate.
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has vowed to pay P25.45 billion claims of various hospitals within six months.
Only symptomatic patients can take advantage of the free RT-PCR tests, Malacañang said Monday.