SAN JOSE, Antique (PIA) -- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) assures the public that the adjustment of premium contribution is intended to enhance its programs, services, and benefit packages.

Information officer Liza Joyce Songcayawon from the Local Health Insurance Office (LHIO) Antique reiterated that PhilHealth, through premium rate adjustments, continuously improves its benefits to align with the national government’s commitment to expanded and new benefits for the Filipino people.  

are already in the pipeline including the institutionalization of 156 hemodialysis sessions, an outpatient mental health package, and the enhancement of Z Benefit Package for selected orthopedic implants and colorectal cancer.

Further, the state health insurer was also able to increase the benefit package for ischemic (from P28,000 to P76,000) and hemorrhagic stroke (from P38,000 to P80,000), as well as the benefit package for pneumonia high-risk (P32,000 to P90,100).

For 2024 and onwards, PhilHealth seeks to implement the Inflation Case Rate Adjustment, PhilHealth Guaranteed Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment (GAMOT), Severe Acute Malnutrition Package, the rationalization of other top conditions and the most burdensome diseases, such as dengue hemorrhagic fever, cancer (lung, liver, ovarian, and prostate), bronchial asthma, and bacterial sepsis of newborn.

PhilHealth guarantees to its members and partner healthcare providers that it can finance its obligations and help ease the burden of Filipinos in times of medical emergencies. (AGP/BPS/PIA Antique)