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 ...

Any sort of diminution of PhilHealth benefits will affect the poor, low-income, and even middle class households the worst,' says Sonny Africa, executive director of Ibon Foundation MANILA, ...

Erstwhile Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) president Emmanuel Ledesma resigned because he might have found the job difficult President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. Marcos has ...

MANILA, Philippines — Despite being given zero subsidy for 2025, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is still in “good financial standing,” according to its President ...

More specifically, Lazaro-Javier pointed out that PhilHealth has prioritized investments over program benefits and lower member contributions, while also applying a different internal ...

The House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill reducing the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium contribution rate to 3.5% from 5% on third and final reading. House ...

SEN. Bong Go on Wednesday welcomed the appointment of Dr. Edwin Mercado as president and CEO of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). "As chairman of the Senate Committee on Health and ...

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 ...

Juan Antonio Perez III, former executive director of the Commission on Population and Development, said the claim of PhilHealth having “excess funds” is misleading and therefore, the transfer ...

THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) said all its members were able to use their benefits, adding plans were in place to expand them. "Currently, no patient goes to hospitals for ...

The new PhilHealth chief has been in the healthcare industry for 35 years, serving as vice chairman of Mercado General Hospital-QualiMed Health Network since 2021. Under his leadership ...

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is mulling to implement reforms like digitalization and benefit expansion in a pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) system following the appointment of Dr ...