Amid the impending five percent (5%) increase in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) premium rates this year as scheduled under the Universal Health Care (UHC) law, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated his call to immediately apply the 30% across-the-board increase in the agency’s offered health benefits, saying that any delay in implementing the […]
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New Year, more benefits. This is the what AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee hopes to provide millions of Filipinos as he urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to apply the 30% increase in all its benefits and coverage. In October last year, Lee wrote PhilHealth recommending a 20% to 30% increase in all […]
Following the announcement of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) that it would be increasing members’ benefits by as much as 30%, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee said on Friday that he would continue advocating for no balance billing so that struggling Filipino families would not need to shell out a single peso for urgent […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Wednesday thanked the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for agreeing with his position on the need to increase the coverage it offers its members, but urged the agency to ensure that the 30% increase applies to all cases as the agency has conceded that inflation has impacted the […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes is pushing to realign the excess funds of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to finance the construction of more hospitals and health centers. This after the House Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday approved House Bill 9513 which seeks to allow the government to tap excess revenues of Government-Owned […]
With half of Filipinos concerned with the high costs of medical care, government must prioritize measures to cover the healthcare expenses of its citizens. This, stressed AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee, is why the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should increase its benefits by 20% to 30%—benefits the agency can shoulder given its current […]
AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee on Tuesday reiterated the need for Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to increase the coverage it offers its members as he stressed that the agency had the funds to cover much-needed increases in members’ benefits. According to the Bicolano lawmaker, “PhilHealth is in a position to provide a 20% […]
Amid the continued detrimental impact of high inflation in the country, AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee urged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) to implement a minimum 20% across the board increase in its offered health benefits. At the 1st National Credit Surety Fund Cooperative Congress held in Cebu City, the solon from Bicol […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes expressed concern over reports saying the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) is operating its antivirus software on a one-month subscription. “Parang trial version lang? Ilang buwan na po ang lumipas nang unang maireport itong data breach at ang solusyon nila sa problema ay one month subscription ng anti-virus software?” he […]
AnaKalusugan Party-list Rep. Ray T. Reyes wants the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) to be liable for failing to protect the personal information of its members. He likewise scored Philhealth officials for blaming government procurement rules for its failure to update its antivirus systems. According to PhilHealth, it has yet to determine the number of […]