Testifying in the Senate hearing on alleged corruption at the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Tuesday, August 4, former anti-fraud officer Thorsson Montes Keith said that PhilHealth chief Ricardo Morales ordered him to "massage" the issue on supposedly overpriced COVID-19 testing kits. Full story: https://rappler.com/nation/ex-philhealth-officer-says-morales-ordered-massage-overpriced-covid-19-testing-kits-issue | Rappler

Health economist turned lawmaker Stella Quimbo said the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation’s (PhilHealth) incorrect estimates in its all case rate system has become an “incentive” for private hospitals to commit fraud. Read: https://rappler.com/nation/faulty-philhealth-case-rates-fraud-incentive-private-hospitals-quimbo | Rappler