Hopefully, the change in PhilHealth leadership would provide answers, said several senators who warmly welcomed Mercado’s appointment. Mercado “can breathe new life into the state health insurer that ...

Edwin Mercado, who has 35 years of experience in hospital management, took his oath as the new PhilHealth chief before Marcos yesterday at Malacañang, according to the Presidential Communications ...

The new PhilHealth chief said his leadership will also focus on digitalization in order to fast track processes within the ...

These were the words used by Senate President Chiz Escudero when he was asked to comment on the appointment of Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine ...

New PhilHealth chief Edwin Mercado obtained his medical degree from the University of the Philippines in 1987 and his Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery from Harvard Medical ...

President and Chief Executive Officer Edwin Mercado has vowed to further lower the out-of-pocket medical costs for patients ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — The new head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) intends to improve the agency’s processes through “digitization.” Digitization is defined as ...

MANILA, Philippines — The new head of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has likened the state health insurer to a sick patient and promised to find a cure for the illnesses ...

President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. has appointed orthopedic surgeon Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation ...

MANILA, Philippines — PhilHealth has a new chief following its controversial budget troubles, which led to the state-owned insurer receiving zero subsidy from the national government.

“Hopefully, we can release new procedures to identify the causes and expedite minor issues,” PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Edwin M. Mercado told a news briefing at the presidential ...

Senate Deputy Majority Leader Joseph Victor Ejercito on Wednesday called on newly appointed Philippine Health Insurance Corp.