What free outpatient care does PhilHealth Konsulta cover?
Last updated: 2026-07-11 · Educational content; not legal advice.
Short answer
PhilHealth Konsulta (Konsultasyong Sulit at Tama) is the Universal Health Care Act's free outpatient primary-care benefit: consultations, health-risk screening and assessment, selected laboratory and diagnostic tests, and essential medicines, provided at your registered accredited Konsulta provider. It is governed by PhilHealth Circular No. 2022-0005. You register once with a single Konsulta provider (public or private) for the calendar year — online at philhealth.gov.ph or through assisted registration at a Local Health Insurance Office, LGU, or accredited facility. The benefit is widely under-used because most members never register, so registering is the single step that unlocks free consults, labs, and maintenance medicines.
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What does Konsulta actually pay for?
Free primary care at your registered provider: outpatient consultations, a health-risk assessment/screening, selected laboratory and diagnostic tests (the exact menu is set by the Konsulta circular's annex), and essential medicines. It is meant to be the front door for routine and preventive care and for managing chronic conditions before they become hospitalizations.
How do I register and does it cost anything?
Registration is free. You choose ONE accredited Konsulta provider and register for the calendar year — online at philhealth.gov.ph or through assisted registration at a Local Health Insurance Office, your LGU, or an accredited public or private facility. You need to be a PhilHealth member (which every Filipino automatically is under RA 11223); registration links you to a provider so the benefit can be delivered.
Why do so few people get these free benefits?
Konsulta is heavily under-utilized: most members never register with a provider, so they never receive the free consults, labs, or medicines they are already entitled to. The awareness and provider-supply gaps are the bottleneck — the actionable fix for an individual is simply to register once a year with a nearby accredited provider.
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