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  • CY 2022 PHILHEALTH Premium Contribution Schedule for All Direct Contributors

    CY 2022 PHILHEALTH Premium Contribution Schedule for All Direct Contributors

    The President and CEO of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) has issued an Advisory ID# 45 dated May 1, 2022 that pursuant to Philhealth Circular No. 2019-009 on the Premium Contribution Schedule in the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) Pursuant to R. A. No. 11223 Known as the Universal Health Care Act, is pleased to advised to all Direct Contributors that the adjusted premium rate of 4% with a floor of PHP10,000.00 and ceiling of PHP80,000.00 shall take effect in the EPRS starting the applicable month of June 2022.

    In relation with, Employers who have already paid their contribution at 3% are advised to generate the corresponding Statement of Premium Account for the paid periods so they can settle the 1% differential payments/remittances until December 31, 2022.

    If you have further inquiries, please contact the PHIC Corporate Action Center at (0917) 898-7442 or through actioncenter@philhealth.gov.ph.

    Please refer: https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/advisories/2022/adv2022-0010.pdf of said advisory.

  • Philhealth Contribution Table for Year 2019 to 2025

    Philhealth Contribution Table for Year 2019 to 2025

    I agree of the policy of the State to adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost and to provide free medical care to paupers. [Section 11, Article XVII on Social Justice and Human Rights of the Constitution and typified in Article 1 of Republic Act (R. A.) No. 7875, as amended by R. A. No. 10606, and R. A. No. 11223 otherwise known as the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019].

    In relation with, Philhealth Circular No. 2019-009 was issued to operationalize the “Individual-based health services” for all Direct Contributors of the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) by providing set of rules and guidelines on the payment mechanism pursuant to R. A. No. 78775, as amended by the Universal Health Care Act.

    The Circular also stated of the Premium Contribution Table for Direct Contributors and the monthly premium contributions shall be in accordance with the premium rates and monthly income/basic salary floor and ceiling prescribed in the said Act, as follows:

    Please refer https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/circulars/2019/circ2019-0009.pdf of the full text of Philhealth Circular No. 2019-009.