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PhilHealth now covers outpatient emergency services
MANILA, February 21 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is now covering all outpatient emergency services in...
Feb 21, 2025


PhilHealth triples dengue coverage as cases surge across Philippines
MANILA, Philippines, February 20 ------ With dengue cases rising at an alarming rate in various areas, the Philippine Health Insurance...
Feb 20, 2025


SSS to lower interest rates, improve services
February 17 ------ IMPROVED services for pensioners and lower interest rates on salary and calamity loans are among the priorities of the...
Feb 17, 2025


PhilHealth increases peritoneal dialysis coverage up to P1.2M
January 31 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) announced that it has significantly enhanced its Z Benefit...
Jan 31, 2025


DOH to launch free HPV immunization for Filipino girls
January 17 ------ The Department of Health (DOH) is set to launch a free immunization program for girls against human papillomavirus...
Jan 17, 2025


PhilHealth boosts benefit packages for heart diseases by over 1600%
MANILA, Philippines, January 3 ------ The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) ramped up the coverage of its benefit packages...
Jan 3, 2025


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 4, 2024


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...
Dec 2, 2024


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 26, 2024


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)...
Nov 4, 2024


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 15, 2024


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 7, 2024


PhilHealth unveils SAM package for children
October 4 ------ PhilHealth officially has launched a new benefits package called Outpatient Therapeutic Care for Severe Acute...
Oct 4, 2024


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 23, 2024


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 20, 2024


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 18, 2024


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...
Sep 13, 2024


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...
Aug 1, 2024


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 28, 2024


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 26, 2024
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