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Lawmakers set probe on UHC

The House of Representatives Committee on Health is poised to conduct an inquiry in aid of legislation on how the Universal Health Care (UHC)...

Nickel Asia Corp. To Enroll All Guiuananons in Digital Health Platform, Improve Healthcare Access in Guiuan, Eastern Samar

Guiuan, Eastern Samar — Listed natural resources development company Nickel Asia Corporation (NAC) in partnership with the Municipality of Guiuan, is funding the rollout...

Ejercito, Leachon raise concerns on mobilizing reserve healthcare funds for other gov’t programs

Senator Joseph Victor Ejercito on Wednesday raised concern on the P89.9 billion transfer and utilization of the reserve funds from Philippine Health Insurance Corporation...

Tulfo lambasts PhilHealth chief over ‘no corruption’

Senator Raffy Tulfo lambasted Emmanuel Ledesma Jr., the new acting president of PhilHealth, after Ledesma said he personally does not see corruption happening in...

PhilHealth hopeful UHC law is amended by 2024

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has expressed hopes that Congress will be able to amend the Universal Health Care (UHC) law by 2024...

Ejercito: After two years of hiatus, cancer regains gov’t attention

By Gabriella Parino and Chelsea Din Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Thursday said cancer prevention is “finally getting the attention it deserves after two...

Binay lauds decision to scrap insurance requirement for students

Senator Nancy Binay on Sunday thanked the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases and the Commission on Higher Education for...

Roque: Zero billing for health services

Corruption in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) threatens the successful implementation of Universal Health Care, which seeks to provides free health insurance coverage...

Healthy people, healthy economy

"Addressing the health crisis first will be the big push to restarting the stalled engines of our economy."   A new alliance of health advocacy groups...

224 solons back P420B stimulus bill

A total of 224 lawmakers have supported Speaker Lord Allan Velasco's proposed P420-billion stimulus package to help the economy recover from COVID-19. This developed as...

‘PH healthcare needs other measures’

The government should not only focus on the implementation of the Universal Health Care Law but also on other measures that will ensure the...

PhilHealth rate increase pushing through in 2021

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is implementing the scheduled increase in premium contribution rates and adjustment in income ceiling for 2021 to ensure...

Dominguez OK to head PhilHealth

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III has indicated accepting appointment as chairperson of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) if a proposed measure to appoint...

Harnessing innovation and collaboration to bring better tomorrows for lung cancer patients

Lung cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. According to the 2018 report of the World Cancer Research Fund, lung cancer is the second most common cancer in men and third most...
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