The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) stakeholders expressed their utmost support for the latest developments in the implementation of Republic Act 11223, also known as the Universal Health Care Law (UHC Law).
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Earlier this year, we filed Senate Resolution 974 calling for an inquiry on the state of health financing in the country to determine needed legislation for strengthening our healthcare system. While Congress was on recess for the national campaign, our office conducted numerous consu
Earlier this year, we filed Senate Resolution 974 calling for an inquiry on the state of health financing in the country to determine needed legislation for strengthening our health-care system. While Congress was on recess for the national campaign, our office conducted numerous consultative meetings with government agencies, private sector…
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - The city health office (CHO) here has labeled 54 positive cases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) as "hard extraction" or those who preferred to isolate at home despite the local government's call to avail of the services in isolation facilities. In an online briefer Wednesday, CHO medical officer Dr. Ted Yu Jr. said the patients were already urged by the local government to get isolated in the Covid-19 designated isolation facility to ensure safety and prevent the possible localized transmission of the virus. "Hopefully, for those (considered as) "hard extraction" (positive cases who are hard to extract), we need your full cooperation for the sake of your family members and loved ones. It is very important for you to be transferred to our facility," he said. He said out of the number, 2,043 active cases are still at the city's temporary treatment facilities. In a recent briefing, Mayor Oscar Moreno said implementing
Senator Nancy Binay on Friday, January 14 called out the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for misleading its members about the availability of its "home treatment" package for COVID-positive patients. Binay said patients who do not want to stay in community isolation units (CIU) or he