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Pia Gutierrez

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<p>MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday assured Filipinos that Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) member services will not be affected by the decision to cut government subsidy to the state health insurer.</p><p>The Philippine leader said this as he was asked to comment on the announcement of House Speaker Martin Romualdez that lawmakers are studying the possible year-long suspension of the payment for Philhealth premiums, as they look into whether the agency is financially stable enough to support such a move.</p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/q_6Rm8G8WYw?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span>The President meanwhile said that despite fears over how a zero-subsidy for PhilHealth, the government is committed to further expand the benefits to members.</div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/15/wrap-cuts-to-deped-philhealth-as-2025-budget-bill-nears-finish-line-2124">WRAP: Cuts to DepEd, PhilHealth as 2025 budget bill nears finish line<br/></a></div><p>“[N]apaka-simple lang ng guarantee ko: Kahit na subsidy, kahit walang subsidy, kahit anong contribution, all of these issues — hindi mababawasan ang serbisyo ng PhilHealth, hindi mababawasan ang bayad ng PhilHealth sa insurance claim,&quot; he said.</p><p>(I have a simple guarantee: Even if there is no subsidy, even if the proposal not to collect contributions pushes through, all of these issues — PhilHealth services will not decrease. PhilHealth will not lower its payments for insurance claims)  </p><p>He said PhilHealth benefits are even expected to expand and improve.</p><p>“So, I would like to just assure everybody, huwag niyong inaalala na mababawasan ang serbisyo kahit na kanino. Para sa senior, para sa mga mahirap, para sa middle class, walang mababawasan kahit isang kusing.&quot;</p><p>(Do not worry that your benefits will go down. For seniors, for the poor, for the middle class, benefits will not be decreased by even a single cent)</p><p>Marcos Jr. as well as lawmakers supportive of the zero subsidy have said that PhilHealth has around P500 billion in reserve funds that it can use for members&#x27; needs.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2024/12/18/health-advocates-labor-and-medical-groups-march-against-philhealth-subsidy-cut-1457">Health advocates, labor and medical groups march against PhilHealth subsidy cut<br/></a></div>

<p>"Huwag niyong inaalala na mababawasan ang serbisyo kahit na kanino. Para sa senior, para sa mga mahirap, para sa middle class, walang mababawasan kahit isang kusing," Marcos Jr. said.</p>

"Huwag niyong inaalala na mababawasan ang serbisyo kahit na kanino. Para sa senior, para sa mga mahirap, para sa middle class, walang mababawasan kahit isang kusing," Marcos Jr. said.

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'Kahit isang kusing': Marcos Jr. 'guarantees' subsidy cut will not affect PhilHealth services

Pia Gutierrez,

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Published Dec 19, 2024 01:43 PM PHT

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