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PhilHealth to migrant workers: Ensure updated records and contributions

MANILA, Philippines, August 5 (PCOO) — OVERSEAS Filipino Workers (OFWs) should make sure that their membership with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is updated before leaving the country. Updated member records and premium contributions will help ensure that migrant worker-members of PhilHealth, including their legal dependents, will be able to avail themselves of their benefits when the need arises. This reminder was issued by PhilHealth in view of misconceptions that payment by Overseas Filipino […]

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PhilHealth members can now monitor unclaimed refunds

MAY 14 (DOLE) — “Vacationing migrant workers, or OFWs, returning to their overseas destinations may already pay their  PhilHealth premium contributions at the PhilHealth counters at the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) starting April 1, 2015,” said Labor Secretary Rosalinda Dimapilis-Baldoz. According to Baldoz, the POEA has advised PhilHealth that payments for overseas employment certificates (OECs) will no longer include PhilHealth premium contributions so they may avoid long queues. “OFWs should pay their PhilHealth premium […]

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Programang “Alaga Ka” inilunsad ng PhilHealth sa lalawigan ng Antique

MAYO 8 — Inilunsad ng Philhealth ang programang “Alaga Ka” sa probinsya ng Antique na pinangunahan nina Lhio Chief Junie Sabusap at ni Antique Governor Rhodora J. Cadiao ang pamamahagi ng mga Member Data Records (MDR). Ang programang Alaga Ka (Alamin at Gamitin ang Serbisyong Pangkalusugan) ay naglalayong mabigyan ng kaalaman ang mga mahihirap na pamilya tungkol sa mga prebilehiyo na nakapailalim sa Philhealth’s Healthcare Program at hinihikayat ang bawat pamilya na i-avail ang mga […]

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Philhealth pays for health programs of DepEd

PASIG City, Philippines (Eagle News) – The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will shoulder the expenses for several health programs implemented by the Department of Education (DepEd). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)

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PhilHealth unveils member inquiry facility

QUEZON CITY, April 16 — Members of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) may now check on the accuracy of their member data records through a new facility in the government corporation’s website, Philhealth said in a statement. Launched on PhilHealth’s 20th Anniversary, the Member Inquiry facility can be found on the homepage of http://www.philhealth.gov.ph./ To access their records, members must first register by following the standard steps indicated in the facility. Once the registration is completed, […]

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Philippines Makes Doing Business Easier

MANILA, April 15 (PIA) — The Philippines on Tuesday (April 14) unveiled reforms simplifying the process of starting a business to 6 steps and 8 days, down from the existing set-up requiring 16 steps and 34 days. The government also announced e-government initiatives for accessible and convenient online transactions for payroll-related payments to PhilHealth and Pag-IBIG, reducing the number of payments from 36 to 13 per year. In a press conference today, the Department of […]

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PhilHealth committed to pay hospitals, says Palace

MANILA, May 21 (PNA) — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is already working to speed up the release of payments to different hospitals, Malacanang said. “May commitment na ang mga regional offices ng PhilHealth na bilisan ang payment. Ang normal processing time is 60 days, but I think there has been already a continuous discussion with the Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines (PHAP),” said Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda in a press briefing at […]

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