Palace orders probe into PhilHealth benefit denial claim

MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang on Tuesday ordered a thorough investigation into claims that a member of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), who later died, was denied benefits due to the state insurer’s 24-hour confinement rule. The issue stemmed from a viral social media post by Maria Lourdes Sulit, whose husband needed an operation estimated to

By jvicente