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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines that provides health insurance to the country. It was created on 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines , and is attached to the Department of Health .
“The Department of Health (DOH) said there are some eight million Filipinos still not covered by PhilHealth. It is our duty, in serving the public, to extend basic healthcare protection to all our people. That is why we pushed for the augmentation of the PhilHealth’s budget so that in 2017, we achieve universal healthcare coverage,” she said.
Nine contracts worth ₱8.68 billion contracts were awarded to Pharmally despite its small paid-up capital. [4] These were signed by Lloyd Christopher Lao, Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Procurement Service (PS) Officer in Charge since January 2, 2020, in which Pharmally would supply the government supplies for the COVID-19 pandemic including personal protective equipment, surgical ...
The secretary of health is also the ex-officio chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth). [1] [2] Functions.
The private sector is market-oriented, with healthcare paid for through user fees. The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) was established in 1995 to provide financial protection for Filipinos, and its membership has grown significantly in recent years. [26]
On August 24, PhilHealth senior vice president for the legal sector Rodolfo del Rosario Jr. tendered his irrevocable resignation from his post. [113] On August 26, PhilHealth president and CEO Ricardo Morales resigned from his post amid allegations of corruption plaguing the state insurer and his battle with lymphoma. [114]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. ← 2018 2017 2016 2019 in the Philippines → 2020 2021 2022 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: List of years in the Philippines films music television sports 2019 in the Philippines details events of note that have occurred in the Philippines in 2019. Incumbents For the ...
The Department of Health (DOH) of the Philippines declared a measles outbreak in Metro Manila due to a 550% increase in the number of patients from January 1 to February 6, 2019, compared to figures of the equivalent period from 2018. [1]