PhilHealth on Thursday said the premium rate increase to 5% by 2024 as mandated by the Universal Health Care (UHC) law will go as planned, unless President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. would say otherwise.
PhilHealth on Thursday said the premium rate increase to 5% by 2024 as mandated by the Universal Health Care law will go as planned, unless President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. would say otherwise.Marcos recently ordered the suspension of this year’s premium rate hike to 4.5% from 4%“Ang sinuspinde ay itong 2023. Ngayon, wala pa namang abiso o instruction para sa susunod na taon, sa 2024,” Baleña said in an interview on GMA News’ Unang Balita.
“Kung bubuti ang lahat at wala namang magiging abiso ang ating Pangulo, ay tuloy po ayon sa schedule sa Universal Health Care Law ay 5% ‘yung ating premium rate at ‘yung ceiling ay P100,000,” he added. The scheduled increase is in accordance with the UHC, which was signed in 2019 by then-President Rodrigo Duterte. The law mandates hikes in the PhilHealth contribution rate until it reaches 5% by 2024., in light of the suspension of the premium rate increase for this year.scheduled to be implemented this year, such as the severe acute malnutrition package and the outpatient mental health package.
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