PhilHealth disburses P10.04B in health benefits across CV

The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) has released P10.04 billion in benefit payments to health facilities across Central Visayas from January to July 2025, marking a 93.39% surge compared to the P5.20 billion disbursed during the same period last year.

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PhilHealth-Central Visayas reported that the payouts covered over 600,000 claims from both public and private hospitals in Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. These claims ranged from routine outpatient services to treatments for critical and catastrophic illnesses.

Among the top 10 cases with the highest benefit payments were hemodialysis, newborn care, chemotherapy, normal deliveries, pneumonia, maternity care, radiation therapy, animal bite treatment, gastroenteritis, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy.

PhilHealth-7 processed an average of 42,927 claims per month for these cases, with only 7.82% returned or denied, an indicator of improved efficiency and faster claims handling.