MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Well being Insurance coverage Company (PhilHealth) on Monday stated it has enough funds to cowl all of the profit package deal funds and deliberate enlargement of package deal charges subsequent 12 months.
In a media discussion board in Pasig Metropolis, PhilHealth Senior Vice President Renato Limsiaco Jr. stated all Filipinos might avail of their profit packages each in hospital and first care whether or not they would pay month-to-month premiums or not.
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This got here after Congress and the Division of Finances and Administration appropriated solely P53.26 billion price of premiums overlaying solely 14 million out of the 25.28 million oblique contributors to PhilHealth.
The state insurer has requested a P150.92 billion funds to cowl all its oblique contributors.
“This 12 months from the sin tax fund, we obtained P40 million and the PCSO (Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Workplace) and PAGCOR (Philippine Newbie Gaming Company), P21.73 million, we obtained P61 million all in all,” Limsiaco stated.
“And for subsequent 12 months, one other spherical of funding, so P21.1 million from PCSO for the development of advantages, and I feel P47 million one thing is from the sin tax.”
He famous these funds will probably be added to the premium assortment from direct contributors who’re staff of the federal government and personal corporations, and people who are “self-paying”.
As of Oct. 31, the PhilHealth has a complete fund of P485 billion.
It has collected a complete of P172.3 billion premium funds as of Nov. 22.
It has disbursed P148.4 billion for advantages funds, leaving a steadiness of PHP23.9 billion as of Nov. 22.
“This P148.4 billion, that is unprecedented, as a result of that is our highest profit payout, November pa lang pero P148 na (it’s simply November and the payout is already P148),” Limsiaco stated.
“Final 12 months P118 [billion] lamang ang naipalabas natin (We solely disbursed P118[billion] final 12 months),” he added.
He additionally assured the general public that the P23.9 billion extra fund can be used for the enlargement of profit package deal coverages. (PNA)
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