Opisyal nang nanumpa kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang bagong President at Chief Executive Officer ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) na si Dr. Edwin Mercado.
Itinalaga ng Pangulo si Mercado bilang kapalit ni dating PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma Jr.
Si Mercado ay isang US-trained orthopedic surgeon at may 35 karanasan sa hospital management.
Nagtapos din ito ng Doctor of Medicine sa University of the Philippines (UP) kumuha ng Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery sa Harvard Medical School.
Nagturo din si Mercado sa Ateneo School of Medicine at University of the Philippines.
Bago ang pagkakatalaga ay nagsilbi siyang vice chairman ng Mercado General Hospital/Qualimed Health Network mula March 2021.
