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Dec 4

PhilHealth to expand benefits in December

MANILA, Philippines, December 4 ------ Filipinos can look forward to availing of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth)’s...

Dec 2

PhilHealth to include dental care in benefits by early 2025

December 2 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced the approval of a new benefit package covering...

Nov 26

SSS offers calamity, salary loans in areas hit by cyclones

MANILA, November 26 ------ SSS members affected by the string of storms that recently hit the country can avail of calamity loans and...

Nov 4

PhilHealth now covers readmission for same illness within 90 days

MANILA, November 4 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has lifted its single period of confinement (SPC)...

Oct 15

PhilHealth increases dialysis coverage to almost P1 million per year

MANILA, October 15 ------ PhilHealth has increased its hemodialysis benefit package to P6,350 per session, making coverage for patients...

Oct 7

Solo parents now entitled to free PhilHealth coverage

MANILA, Philippines, October 7 ------ Single parents are now entitled to free coverage under the state-run Philippine Health Insurance...

Oct 4

PhilHealth unveils SAM package for children

October 4 ------ PhilHealth officially has launched a new benefits package called Outpatient Therapeutic Care for Severe Acute...

Sep 23

PhilHealth to cover eyeglasses, crutches, walkers, wheelchairs in 2025

MANILA, Philippines, September 23 ------ State-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. will be shouldering the cost of prescription...

Sep 20

PhilHealth coverage now includes leptospirosis, dengue treatments

September 20 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has reassured the public that it provides coverage for...

Sep 18

PhilHealth raises dialysis benefits, but private labs to cost more

MANILA, Philippines, September 18 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is set to increase again the benefit package...

Sep 13

PhilHealth hikes hemodialysis package rate to P6,350 per session

MANILA, September 13 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has increased the package rate for hemodialysis from...

Aug 1

PhilHealth to push for premium rate cut

August 1 ------ PHILIPPINE Health Corp. (PhilHealth) CEO and President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. promised to recommend reducing premium rate...

Jul 28

DOLE releases guidelines on work suspension due to bad weather

July 28 ------ The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has released the guideline for private sector employers and workers on...

Jul 26

Pag-IBIG offers calamity loan to typhoon-affected members

MANILA, July 26 ------ Calamity loans will be available for members severely affected by super typhoon Carina, Pag-IBIG Fund said. The...

Jul 25

SSS: Calamity loans ready for Carina-hit members

July 25 ------ The Social Security System (SSS) is ready to extend calamity loans to its members who have been affected by Super Typhoon...

Jul 10

PhilHealth launches ePhilHealth platform to enhance digital services

MANILA, July 10 ------ Key leaders of PhilHealth and the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) gathered for a...

Jun 28

PhilHealth to use AI for faster claims reimbursement

MANILA, Philippines, June 28 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will be using artificial intelligence or AI to...

Jun 26

PH tightens rules on deployment of seafarers to vessels traversing Red Sea

MANILA, June 26 ------ The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) on Tuesday said it would prohibit the deployment of Filipino seafarers to...

Jun 25

Philippines seafarers refuse to sail through Red Sea

MANILA, Philippines, June 25 ------ More Filipinos are refusing to board foreign vessels passing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of...

Jun 20

PhilHealth improves benefit package for dengue patients

MANILA, Philippines, June 20 ------ Amid the Department of Health (DOH)‘s warning of a possible increase in dengue cases, the Philippine...

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