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BONG GO BATS FOR UHC LAW FULL IMPLEMENTATION

Senator Bong Go renewed his call for the proper and full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, condemning what he described as a morally questionable move by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to return billions in unused funds to the National Treasury despite the program’s glaring underfunding. “‘Yun ang concern ko rito. […]

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BONG GO BATS FOR PHILHEALTH ID FOR ALL

Senator Bong Go reiterated his call for stronger efforts from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to ensure that every Filipino is fully aware of their membership status and benefits due to them under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law. As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health and Demography, Go emphasized the need for […]

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MMDA, PHILHEALTH UNVEIL EDSA HEALTHCARE MURAL

Thirty years of protecting Filipinos’ health took center stage along EDSA’s southbound lane as the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), in partnership with the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and Boysen Philippines unveiled a 300-meter mural titled “Payong ng Kapanatagan”. The “Payong” (umbrella) is symbolic of PhilHealth’s role in Universal Health Care. Like an umbrella […]

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PHILHEALTH URGED: EXPAND HEALTH PACKAGES

On Labor Day, AGRI Party-list called on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHeath) to continuously implement radical expansion on its health packages to benefit its members, many of whom are workers, to ease their burden and their families. “Nagtatrabaho tayo para mabuhay at maiangat ang kalidad ng pamumuhay ng ating pamilya. Nagbibigay tayo ng kontribusyon […]

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PIA CAYETANO SLAMS 18% PHILHEALTH COVERAGE TARGET

Senator Pia Cayetano strongly criticized the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for its plan to cover only 18% of hospital costs by 2025, labeling the target as a “joke” that undermines the principles of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, which aims to provide health coverage to all Filipinos through PhilHealth. During recent Supreme Court […]

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PIMENTEL TO PHILHEALTH: BOOST KONSULTA PACKAGE

Senate Minority Leader Koko Pimentel III called on the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to strengthen the implementation of the Konsulta Package so that more Filipinos can benefit from it. According to Pimentel, despite the program being available since 2020, very few Filipinos are aware of it or able […]

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PHILHEALTH KONSULTA USE TO DETECT TB EARLY URGED

In response to the Department of Health (DOH) sounding the alarm over the persistently high number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in the country, AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee is calling on Filipinos to take full advantage of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) Konsulta Package for the early detection and diagnosis of TB and […]

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AGRI SLAMS PHILHEALTH FOR OECB NON-IMPLEMENTATION

AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee blasted the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation amid complaints of patients over the failure to implement PhilHealth’s Outpatient Emergency Care Benefit (OECB) package. The OECB package, which took effect in January this year under PhilHealth Circular No. 2024-0033, covers all outpatient services and commodities provided in PhilHealth-accredited healthcare facilities—rendered at […]

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GO LAUDS EXPANDED PHILHEALTH ANIMAL BITE PACKAGE

Senator Bong Go welcomed the expanded Animal Bite Treatment (ABT) package now being offered by the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). Go called it a timely and necessary intervention as animal bite cases are expected to rise during the hot and dry season. As Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Health, the legislator underscored the […]

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AGRI: USE UNUSED PHILHEALTH FUNDS TO PAY HOSPITALS

AGRI Party-list Rep. Manoy Wilbert Lee has called on the government to return the ₱60 billion transferred from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to the National Treasury, saying these funds should instead be used in increasing health benefits for members and beneficiaries, and settling denied claims owed to hospitals. “Ang pinaka-layunin po natin: Makamit […]