Manila Bulletin
PhilHealth funds sufficient for 2025 amid UHC amendments—DOH
The Department of Health (DOH) assures that PhilHealth has sufficient funds to cover all health benefits for Filipinos in 2025.
PhilHealth's P284 billion corporate operating budget for 2025 includes a 10 percent increase in benefits.
The corporation is increasing case rates for frequently utilized benefit packages, such as those for community-acquired pneumonia, hypertension, and animal bites.
Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa highlighted PhilHealth's P150 billion surplus from 2024 available to subsidize indirect members.
He stated that the increased visibility and use of these funds intensified calls for their application, emphasizing PhilHealth's obligation to provide member benefits.
The DOH supports proposed amendments to the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act, with the House of Representatives approving House Bill No. 11357.
This measure will now be reconciled with Senate Bill No. 2620 in a Bicameral Conference Committee.
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