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In a media forum on Wednesday, PhilHealth President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. said this is part of their commitment to implement enhancements in the benefit packages for 2023.
“So, we have the time until the second sem, to make sure that we can release the 156 [sessions],” he said. “We hope that by this first or second sem, we can already come out with the policy.”Ledesma encouraged concerned members to avail of other renal replacement therapy offers “to achieve better quality of life.”
Meanwhile, the House Committee on Health has approved a bill that would authorize the President to suspend and adjust the scheduled increases in PhilHealth premiums during crisis periods. “Suspending the imposition of the new PhilHealth premium rates will provide much-needed relief during national emergencies or calamities and will assure Filipinos that the government is sensitive to their sentiments in this difficult time,” House Bill 6772 said in its explanatory note.
The Universal Healthcare Act mandates a 0.5 percent increase in PhilHealth contributions every year until it reaches the 5 percent limit in 2025. “Please consider that PhilHealth is a social health insurance program that also depends on the premium contributions of its members to sustain its programs,” Recoter said.
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