PhilHealth hikes quarterly premiums of individually paying members from P300 to P600

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
September 30, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  Starting October 1, 2010, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) will increase the premium contributions for new members from P300 to P600 per quarter.

This was confirmed by Mr. Asisclo Militante and Mr. Renato Limsiaco, Jr., both Division chiefs of PhilHealth Region 8, during the Harampang Ha PIA held on September 30 at Gerry’s Grill Tacloban.

“Effective October 1, the contribution of new individually paying members will be increased from P300 to P600,” Mr. Militante said. “This will only apply to new, not current members,” Mr. Militante said.

Individually Paying members include self employed professionals include accountants, architects, criminologist, customs broker, dentist, dietician, engineers, geologists, landscape artists, law practitioner, librarian, marine desk officer, marine engineer officer, master plumber, medical technologist, medical doctor, midwife, naval architect, nurse, nutritionist, optometrist, pharmacist, physical and occupational therapist, professional teachers, radiologist and X-ray technician, social worker, sugar technologist and veterinarian.

Other professionals also included in the PhilHealth List are agriculturist, artist, businessman/business owner, consultant, environmental Planner, Fisheries Technologist, forester, guidance counselor, interior designer, industrial engineer, Media including actor and actress, director, scriptwriter and news correspondents, professional athlete, coach, trainor, referee.

Existing Individually Paying members and new enrollees shall register and accomplish the Philhealth Members Registration Form to reflect the member’s profession and income.

Professionals must attach the photocopy of their professional regulation Commission ID while the other professionals shall attach a copy of their business permit. If the declared monthly family income is P25,000 and below, a photocopy of the Income Tax Return shall be attached to the PhilHealth Member Registration Form.

For the first year of policy implementation, new enrollees whose professions are included in the list of PhilHealth shall pay P600 per quarter or P2,400 per year. However, for those whose monthly family income in the last 12 months is P25,000 and below, they will pay P300 per quarter or P1,200 per year.

For the succeeding years, said members shall pay P900 per quarter or P3,600 per year. However, for those whose average family monthly income in the last 12 months is P25,000 and below, they will continue to pay P300 per quarter or P1,200 per year.

For existing Individually Paying Members, the policy on the new premium shall take effect after completion of payment for the current year membership period.