The recent passage of House Bill No. 11357 on the third and final reading, which amends certain provisions of the UHC Act, is ...

Garnering 191 affirmative votes during plenary session on Monday night, Feb. 3 was House Bill (HB) No.11357, titled, An Act ...

New PhilHealth chief Edwin Mercado obtained his medical degree from the  University of the Philippines in 1987 and his Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery from Harvard Medical School ...

Philhealth has a new chief following its controversial budget troubles, which saw the state-owned insurer get a shocking zero ...

Amid the threat of the US government's freeze order on foreign aid, the Philippines will need a more proactive approach on ...

Seeing the sufferings of my countrymen who cannot afford proper healthcare, it has been my objective to see how I can help create a more equitable health system,' says Dr. Edwin Mercado ...

Dr. Edwin M. Mercado, a US-trained orthopedic surgeon with 35 years of experience in hospital management, today took his oath ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday swore in a new president and chief executive officer of the Health Insurance Corp.

It’s getting hotter — and more expensive to stay cool — in the island nation. Will it become the first in Southeast Asia to ...

The House of Representatives on Monday night approved on third reading a bill aimed at strengthening the country’s healthcare ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has appointed US-trained orthopedic surgeon Dr. Edwin Mercado as the new president and chief ...

Dr. Edwin Mercado, the new president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth), vows to “find the cure” for the “ills” that ...