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Another data leak hits PhilHealth

Bugs or coding errors, not cyber hackers, caused glitches that hit the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. website over the weekend, Department of Information and Communications Technology Undersecretary for cybersecurity, connectivity and upskilling Jeffrey Ian Dy said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 15th, 2024

How to get a passport: A first-timer’s guide

CEBU CITY, Philippines –Ever found yourself caught in the bureaucratic loop of needing a valid ID to get another form of ID? Imagine this, you need an ID to get another ID, but to get that first ID, you need… you guessed it, another ID. It’s like a modern-day puzzle that leaves us all scratching.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsApr 14th, 2024

Capitation rate for PhilHealth s Konsulta package raised; new screening services added

The board of directors of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. approved on Wednesday an increase in the capitation rate for its outpatient benefits package called Konsulta, along with the inclusion of more screening services......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 14th, 2024

Payments for COVID-19-related claims reach P16.7 billion – PhilHealth

Total reimbursements for COVID-19-related claims last year reached over P16 billion, according to the state health insurer......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 13th, 2024

PhilHealth ordered to cover ultrasound, mammogram in Konsulta package

In a release Tuesday, the department said that Health chief Teodoro Herbosa has directed the state health insurer to add these screening services to the current Konsulta package......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 12th, 2024

PhilHealth claims for COVID-19 pneumonia hit P14.6 billion

COVID pneumonia topped the medical cases that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. reimbursed last year, with claims amounting to more than P14 billion......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMar 5th, 2024

Government decision on PhilHealth premium hike out soon

The government will come out with a decision on whether or not to push through with the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. premium contribution rate increase “very soon,” President Marcos said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 28th, 2024

Suspension of PhilHealth contributions sought for minimum wage earners

An economist-lawmaker from the House of Representatives has proposed to suspend the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. premium contributions of all minimum wage earners to increase their take-home pay......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 20th, 2024

PhilHealth backs Speaker’s call for better benefit packages

Executives of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. have thrown their support behind the call of House Speaker Martin Romualdez for the state insurer to enhance their service and benefit packages for members and their dependents......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 17th, 2024

Free PhilHealth coverage OK’d for solo parents

Single parents will now be entitled to free coverage of the state-run Philippine Health Insurance Corp. as provided under the law expanding the economic benefits for single fathers and mothers, a senior administration lawmaker disclosed yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 15th, 2024

Speaker wants bigger PhilHealth share in private hospitalization

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. should bear more of the costs of hospitalization, including the medical bills and doctors’ fees incurred by patients admitted in private hospitals, Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Sunday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 12th, 2024

Full PhilHealth coverage for cancer treatment, major surgeries pushed

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. should have full coverage of cancer treatments, heart bypass and other major operations, a party-list lawmaker said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 6th, 2024

Universal Health Care Program to benefit 288,000 Lumads in Agusan Sur

SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 31 January)—The Universal Health Care (UHC) program launched by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) here starting January 1 this year is set to benefit the 288,353 indigenous peoples (IPs) in this landlocked province. The UHC beneficiaries—hailing from the Manobo, Higaonon, Banwaon, and Tala-andig tribes—reside in geographically isolated, […].....»»

Category: newsSource:  mindanewsRelated NewsFeb 4th, 2024

PhilHealth’s expanded outpatient drug list out

The state health insurer has released a list of 32 commonly prescribed outpatient medicines that have been added to the Konsulta program......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsFeb 2nd, 2024

UP to Marcos to suspend PhilHealth premium hike– DOH

The decision to implement or suspend the scheduled increase in the members’ contributions in the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. is up to President Marcos, according to the Department of Health......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 18th, 2024

Marcos Jr. studying suspension of hike in PhilHealth rates premium hike

President Marcos is studying a proposal to suspend the implementation of the five percent increase in premium rates of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.this year, Malacañang said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 17th, 2024

Pag-IBIG to increase member contributions in February 2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Home Development Mutual Fund or the Pag-IBIG Fund said that it will raise its member contributions in February 2024. In a phone interview on Tuesday, it said that monthly contributions from employees and employers will be increased to P200, from the minimum P100. ALSO READ: PhilHealth members’ contribution rises to 5%.....»»

Category: newsSource:  inquirerRelated NewsJan 16th, 2024

Unless stopped by Palace, PhilHealth premium hike proceeds

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. has started implementing the increase in premium contributions this month, in the absence of an order from Malacañang stopping the hike......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsJan 12th, 2024

No interruptions in Metro Manila water supply, DENR exec says

There would be no water supply interruptions even if Angat Dam’s water level dips to its minimum operating level of 180 meters by mid-May, a Department of Environment and Natural Resources official said yesterday......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024

Barangay exec, 2-year-old daughter die in Cotabato City ambush

A barangay treasurer and his two-year-old daughter both died instantly in an ambush on Friday afternoon at a residential area in Barangay Rosary Heights 7 here......»»

Category: newsSource:  philstarRelated NewsMay 4th, 2024