Philhealth implement new premium Contribution Table 2014

Starting Jan. 1 next year, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will implement the new premium rate of P2,400 for individually paying members (IPMs) with a monthly income of P25,000 and below.

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PhilHealth Bares Higher Premiums for Members

Premium payments of Philippine Health Care Corp. members increased to P150 and P175 for self-employed and those employed by companies and receiving the basic minimum wage, Vicel Bracamonte, its chief social insurance officer, said yesterday.

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Philhealth Sets P100,000 Benefit Package For Treatment Of Breast Cancer

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has set a P100,000 benefit payment for members and dependents with early stage breast cancer that covers hospitalization, treatment and professional fees.

In a statement, PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Dr. Eduardo Banzon said women should undergo timely detection and treatment because these are important in the patient’s survival.

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PHILHEALTH: Pharmaceutical companies to Give As much as 30-80% discount

"Sapat na ang bayad ng PhilHealth." This was the message of PhilHealth President Eduardo Banzon as the government health agency formally entered into an agreement with 11 leading pharmaceutical companies to greatly reduce the cost of drugs for catastrophic illnesses under the PhilHealth Z benefit package.

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P4.5B in OFW Benefits Paid by Philhealth

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) has paid over P4.5-billion worth in hospitalization and medical benefits to land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents since it absorbed the Medicare program of the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) in 2005.

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Philhealth, Sasagutin ang Pagpapagamot sa mga may Leptospirosis

MANILA, Philippines – Makakakuha na ng reimbursement na hanggang P11,000 ang lahat ng mga nagkaroon ng sakit na Leptospirosis dahil sa nakaraang mga pagbaha.

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PhilHealth Probe Eyed; Palace Hits Party List

Malacañang on Saturday took potshots at several groups that claimed that the PhilHealth cards were intended for use in the 2013 election campaign.

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PhilHealth Offers Affordable Health Care for Kin of OFWs

Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can now ensure better health for their families and enjoy a worry-free stay abroad once they become a member of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., an official of the agency said yesterday.

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PhilHealth Vows More Benefits for OFWs

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has vowed to deliver higher benefit payments and improved services to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and their dependents, in return for a contribution of less than P3.50 per day, or P1,200 yearly.

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Aggressive Pre-Diabetes Approach Needed, say Researchers

People with “pre-diabetes” have higher than normal blood sugar which has not yet reached diabetic levels.

A US study, published in the Lancet, showed restoring normal sugar levels more than halved the numbers going on to Type 2 diabetes.

Experts said the findings were clinically important.

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PhilHealth Hikes Premium Starting July 1

Higher premiums for individual members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will take effect on July 1.

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PhilHealth Defers Plan to Hike Premium Contribution of OFWs

Bowing to public pressure, the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has deferred the plan to increase the premium contribution of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

PhilHealth president and chief executive officer Eduardo Banzon said under Circular No. 07, series of 2012, they have amended an earlier issuance that prescribed the new contribution rates for different paying sectors for 2012 and 2013.

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‘No Hike in PhilHealth Premium’

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) yesterday assured the public that there is no plan yet to increase its premium, particularly for those who are employed.

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