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MANILA - The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation's (PhilHealth) contribution hike is untimely as Filipinos are still grappling with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic while prices of basic needs are rising, Senator Grace Poe said on Monday. Poe has filed a bill seeking power for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend the PhilHealth premium hike. "Right now, we must heed their distress call for food to feed their families and jobs to help them get by, with the least burden and utmost support from government," Poe said in a statement. The increase is in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 11223 or the Universal Health Care Act. In January 2021, former President Rodrigo Duterte directed PhilHealth to defer the hike amid the health crisis. In the event of a state of national emergency, public health emergency, or state of national calamity, the bill will allow the President to suspend the increase in premium contributions upon the recommendation of the PhilHealth bo
(PhilHealth / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is set to implement a higher premium rate for its members starting June in accordance with the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law. “What should be the premium contribution rate for calendar year 2022.As of 2022
The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. was recently awarded a Certificate of Merit by the International Social Security Association for its Electronic Premium Remittance System during its Virtual Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific 2022 held recently in Geneva, Switzerland.