Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is the government agency responsible for providing health coverage to Filipino constituents including overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) and the indigent community.

It administers the National Health Insurance Program, which was established to provide health insurance coverage and ensure affordable and accessible health care services for all Filipinos.

Local and foreign enterprises in the Philippines must register with PhilHealth to comply with laws that mandate basic health coverage and insurance to employees.

PhilHealth provides healthcare benefits to its members such as hospitalization and medical needs. That said, registering with PhilHealth gives employees specific access to healthcare assistance such as the following:

1. Inpatient Benefits. In any chance that an employee or their beneficiary has been hospitalized, PhilHealth will take a part of the total hospital bill as long as you are admitted to a PhilHealth partner hospital. 
2. Outpatient Benefits. PhilHealth can also assist even if an individual is not admitted to the hospital. Day surgeries and therapies such as hemodialysis, radiotherapy, and other primary care together with the doctor’s fee can also be covered.
3. Z Benefits. PhilHealth can also take part in therapies for leukemia, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and cervical cancer.
4. Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)-related benefits.  Aside from cancer treatments, PhilHealth also helps with Animal bites, HIV-AIDs, and outpatient anti-tuberculosis treatment.

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation was created in 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines. It is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health.

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