DOH: Over 7,000 cases filed vs healthcare facilities in 2018

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 04:02:40 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – Over 7,000 cases against healthcare facilities nationwide due to negligence have been filed in 2018, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said on Tuesday, amid the dialysis claims issue hounding PhilHealth and a dialysis center.

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Duterte lost confidence in PhilHealth execs by asking them to resign — Roque

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2019 02:24:29 +0000

Duterte lost confidence in PhilHealth execs by asking them to resign — Roque

By asking PhilHealth officials to resign over the dialysis controversy, President Rodrigo Duterte has “lost confidence” in them

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Palace: PhilHealth services continue despite controversy

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:15:21 +0000

Rodrigo Duterte with PhilHealth officials

The services of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will continue despite the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for its top officials to resign amid allegations of fraud involving ghost dialysis payments, Malacañan Palace assured on Monday.

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Palace: PhilHealth services continue despite controversy

Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 17:15:21 +0000

Rodrigo Duterte with PhilHealth officials

The services of Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) will continue despite the call of President Rodrigo Duterte for its top officials to resign amid allegations of fraud involving ghost dialysis payments, Malacañan Palace assured on Monday.

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UPDATE: PhilHealth execs told to quit

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:17:41 +0000

Go: Duterte ‘really wants a revamp’ President Rodrigo Duterte had asked officials of state-owned Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to resign in the wake of a “ghost dialysis” scandal, his…READ

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PhilHealth chief still enjoys President’s ‘full trust’ — Palace

Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:23:41 +0000

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte continues to have “full trust” in Roy Ferrer, the president of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth),amid recent allegations of corruption, his spokesman said on Monday. Salvador…READ

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PhilHealth: More than P100B in losses not due to ‘overpayment’

Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 07:59:59 +0000

PhilHealth stood firm that there were no overpayments that resulted in more than P100 billion in losses.

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Duterte to meet PhilHealth execs in Malacañang on Monday

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 04:03:36 +0000

President Rodrigo Duterte will meet with all PhilHealth executives following huge losses by the agency due to fraudulent claims.

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CIDG probes WellMed on ‘ghost’ dialysis treatments

Credit to Author: hniitsu| Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2019 02:25:49 +0000

The Philippine National Police (PNP) has tapped the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to investigate WellMed Dialysis & Laboratory Center Corp. (WellMed), which allegedly claimed payments for “ghost” dialysis treatments funded by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).

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Duterte orders arrest of WellMed owner, mulls PhilHealth overhaul

Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Sat, 08 Jun 2019 21:32:12 +0000

Alarmed by the huge losses by the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) due to fraudulent claims, President Rodrigo Duterte ordered

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