MANILA — The Department of Health (DOH) reaffirms the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth)’s financial capability to pay for the health benefits of all Filipinos for 2025, while also enhancing benefit packages.
Starting January 1, 2025, PhilHealth has been implementing its PhP 284 billion Corporate Operating Budget. This includes a 10% increase in benefits, compared to last year. The corporation is currently increasing case rates for the most used benefit packages, including those for Community-Acquired Pneumonia, Hypertension, Animal Bites, and others.
“The transfer of PhilHealth funds revived the issue of Universal Health Care. For years, PhilHealth funds languished in the bank, far from and unused by ordinary Filipinos,” said Health Secretary Teodoro J. Herbosa. “If the transfer of funds had not happened, the call to use it would not have intensified, because it is PhilHealth’s duty to pay the benefits of its members,” explained the Health Chief. (DOH)
