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No more PhilHealth 45-day hospitalization limit effective today
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PHilHealth) lifted its 45-day hospitalization limit effective today, Friday, its president and CEO Edwin M. Mercado said, allowing Filipinos with serious illnesses or chronic conditions to stay in hospitals longer to avail of their services. "The 45-day benefit limit is an outdated cost-containment strategy. It is high time that we change it. We cannot always predict or schedule our me…
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State health insurer PhilHealth plans to cover 18% of hospital costs incurred by Filipinos by 2025, with a goal of increasing coverage to 28% by 2028, according to its Senior Vice President Renato Limsiaco Jr.
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