Leaders of the House of Representatives, headed by Speaker Martin Romualdez, have filed an urgent bill seeking to empower President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend the increase in premiums of “direct contributors” of the Philippine-- READ MORE:
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend the increase in premiums of “direct contributors” of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp., including its employees.
Under Republic Act No. 11223 or the Universal Health Care Act, contributions would go up this year from 4 percent to 4.5 percent, or from the minimum monthly premium of P400 to P450. The rate shall further increase to 5 percent starting in 2025.Aside from Romualdez, other co-authors of the bill that seeks to amend the Universal Health Care Act were Majority Leader Manuel Jose Dalipe of Zamboanga City, Senior Majority Leader Ferdinand Alexander Marcos of Ilocos Norte, and Tingog party-list Reps.
If the bill is passed into law, the proposed provision would be a new paragraph under Section 10 of the UHC Act. PhilHealth spokesman Rey Baleña said the suspension of the adjustmentwould not affect its operations but would have an impact on the new benefits under the UHC.
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