Patients In Tents Required To Pay P1,000 If PhilHealth Is Unavailable PATIENTS IN TENTS REQUIRED TO PAY – Due to the influx of COVID-19 cases, the majority of hospitals are under critical capacity. As such, some hospitals placed patients inside medical tents stationed outside. But, according to Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite, hospitals actually make … Read more
PhilHealth Contribution Hike To Provide Members With “Sustainable Benefits” PHILHEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS – Recently, the state-run health insurer, PhilHealth, announced a hike in member contribution this 2021. Despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, PhilHealth said it needed to push through the contribution hike in line with the Universal Health Care law. As such, the premium rate of … Read more
COA Uncovers P900M PhilHealth Overpayments In 2019 PHILHEALTH ISSUE – The Commission on Audit (COA) recently uncovered more than P900M worth of “overpayments” from PhilHealth in 2019. The issues surrounding the state-run insurance firms seem to be a gift that keeps on giving. Following the numerous alleged anomalies within the company, COA auditors have noted … Read more