Lawmaker asks Philhealth to suspend collection of premiums from members

Jose Carretero, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The facade of the PhilHealth Head Office in Pasig City on September 5, 2020. George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/business/09/10/20200905-philhealth-facade-gc-0492.jpg"/><figcaption>The facade of the PhilHealth Head Office in Pasig City on September 5, 2020. <em>George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Marikina Representative Stella Quimbo on Wednesday asked Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) officials to temporarily stop collecting premium contributions from members.</p><p>Quimbo made the request during a hearing of the House Committee on Appropriation, where she presented data showing that PhilHealth had a net income of over P100 billion in 2022.</p><p>Quimbo said the earnings come from direct contributors or from the private and government workers, government subsidy and various investments.</p><p>&quot;What is clear is ang laki po ng kinikita ng PhilHealth, hindi lang mula sa nagbabayad ng premium contribution tulad nating mga workers kung hindi pati rin yung government,&quot; Quimbo said.</p><p>Quimbo adds that the 5 percent premium being deducted from employees by PhilHealth could be used to purchase medical insurance plans for a year.</p><p>&quot;Sa ngayon po malamang hindi niya po ito nakukuha mula sa Philhealth at sa laki po ng kinikita ng PhilHealth pwede ba nating pagisipan puwede ba munang i-suspend ang pagkolekta ng premiums mula sa aming mga workers,&quot; she added.</p><p>The officials, however, would not give a direct reply, prompting Quimbo to suggest that PhilHealth submit a written answer to her query.</p><p>Meanwhile, PhilHealth allocated a budget of P16.91 billion for their Konsulta Package in 2024. </p><p>This is higher compared to the 2023 budget of P8 billion this year.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/06/23/philhealth-now-owes-hospitals-p27-billion-hopes-to-pay-in-90-days">PhilHealth now owes hospitals P27 billion, &#x27;hopes&#x27; to pay in 90 days</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_Sbrq_20GdI?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Marikina Representative Stella Quimbo on Wednesday asked PhilHealth officials to temporarily stop collecting premium contributions from members.

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Lawmaker asks Philhealth to suspend collection of premiums from members

Lawmaker asks Philhealth to suspend collection of premiums from members

Jose Carretero,

ABS-CBN News

Published Sep 07, 2023 12:50 AM PHT

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