PhilHealth pays out P195B in benefit claims
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) has disbursed over P195.21 billion in benefit claims from January to August 2025.
In a public advisory on Thursday, the state insurer said the amount marks a significant 84.35-percent increase compared to the same period last year.
According to PhilHealth data, private health care institutions received the largest share, totaling P114.63 billion, while government health facilities accounted for P80.58 billion.
This is a marked increase from 2024 figures, when PhilHealth paid out P58.94 billion to private facilities and P46.95 billion to government hospitals, amounting to P105.89 billion in total.
PhilHealth said the rise in benefit payments reflects both the growing demand for health services and the corporation’s commitment to ensuring timely reimbursements to health-care providers.
The state insurer added it remains committed to its mission as the country’s partner in health, underscoring that the increase in benefit disbursements ensures more Filipinos gain access to critical medical services, in line with the Bagong Pilipinas vision of faster, fairer and more reliable health-care service delivery.
The P60-billion in surplus funds, once restored, will strengthen ongoing benefit expansions and ensure faster and more efficient services for the members, said PhilHealth official Israel Francis Pargas.
In a Bagong Pilipinas Ngayon interview, PhilHealth Senior Vice President Israel Francis Pargas said the return of the fund to the agency is critical in the achievement of the country’s Universal Health Care goals.
