Rappler's latest stories on private hospitals
PhilHealth eyes libel over claim late payments forcing 300 hospitals to close
Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines chief Rustico Jimenez is practically blackmailing PhilHealth into ‘paying out public funds without due diligence,’ says the government-owned corporation
Private hospitals’ group asks Duterte to replace Duque as health chief
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines says PhilHealth, which is chaired by Francisco Duque III, has given hospitals the runaround when it comes to reimbursements
Hontiveros slams private hospitals for threat to cut ties with Philhealth
Senator Risa Hontiveros calls the threat 'sad and ill-timed' as the landmark Universal Health Care Act will begin implementation next year
Supreme Court affirms law that bans hospital deposits during emergencies
The en banc votes unanimously to uphold the law signed by President Rodrigo Duterte, partly to respect the wisdom of both Congress and the executive branch
Private hospitals warn TRAIN 2 will jack up medical bills
The Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines also says cutting corporate tax incentives would lead to the closure of some hospitals
Public and private hospitals to put up dengue express lanes
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III says this is a 'confidence-building measure' to show parents that the health sector is prioritizing the needs of the kids vaccinated with Dengvaxia
Residents pitch in to build state-of-the-art hospital
In Nueva Vizcaya, Salubris Medical Center is seen as 'a hospital of the masses'
Health workers assured of limited work hours, holiday pay
A new order released by the Department of Labor and Employment emphasizes the benefits health workers are entitled to
PHAP plans to ask SC to stop anti-hospital deposit law
Senator Risa Hontiveros hits the looming petition saying Common sense and basic humanity dictate that lives are more important than profit
Family denied death certificate over unpaid hospital bills
The Misajon family lost a loved one but that was not the end of their ordeal
Metro Pacific plans to buy 12 provincial hospitals
The Pangilinan led utility and infrastructure giant aims to become the country s largest hospital group
The death of healthcare options for the poor
Can doctors play a larger role in advocating better access to quality healthcare for the poor?
DOH introduces nat'l accreditation body for hospitals
The objective of the Hospital Accreditation Commission is to make hospital services in the Philippines more globally competitive through accreditation
PhilHealth answers delayed reimbursement allegations
PhilHealth president Alexander Padilla asks Private Hospitals Association of the Philippines chief Rustico Jimenez to stick to facts
Modernization of gov't hospital raises fears of privatization
Patients and health workers of the Philippine Orthopedic Center are worried that a modernization plan will lead to the end of charity in government hospitals
DOH gives hospitals 3 more years to comply with reclassification
The Department of Health and representatives from private hospitals have reached a compromise that will give healthcare facilities a maximum of 3 years to comply with the government s hospital reclassification scheme
PhilHealth: 'infirmaries' will still be accredited
PhilHealth clarifies that regardless of what may come out of the reclassification of hospitals the state run insurance corporation will still accredit these medical facilities
Hospital reclassification to burden poor?
The Department of Health hospital reclassification program is bound to make it more difficult for poor people to access healthcare and even prevent health workers from going abroad
