President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. is eyeing to gradually reduce the medical fees directly paid by patients to a minimum, while expanding the coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.

President Marcos bared his plan to eventually remove the out-of-pocket expenses of patients, who are Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, if the ...

MANILA - The Department of Health (DOH) on Tuesday said it will continue to reconcile payables to specific private hospitals ...

It was correct for Benjamin Enke, the Paul Sack Associate Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University, to point out that previous discussions of political economy “were deeply intertwined ...

As the 20th Congress of the Philippines is set to convene on July 28, senators are making known the measures that they will prioritize in the next few years of their term. The recent elections held in ...

Senators on Tuesday, June 3, called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase its coverage for anti-rabies vaccinations in ...

Former finance undersecretary Cielo Magno, one of the petitioners against the PhilHealth fund transfer, says the Supreme Court asked for more data on the state insurer's finances ...

For Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Kho, it may be time to overhaul the board of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) over the utilization of its budget. “Probably ...

PhilHealth Regional Vice President lawyer Harvey L. Carcedo reassured the members and stakeholders that PhilHealth’s services will continue and even improve despite funding concerns. “We would like to ...

PhilHealth’s board of directors, which is chaired by Health Secretary Teodoro Herbosa, approved a P284-billion corporate operating budget for 2025.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday, December 16, defended the move to give PhilHealth zero subsidy in the 2025 national budget, saying that it must exhaust its reserve funds.

In a chance interview, Marcos pointed out that even if the government did not grant PhilHealth’s subsidy in the 2025 budget, it would still have a reserve of P500 billion.