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Nationwide PhilHealth registration set on Oct. 2


The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Department of Health have set October 2 as a registration day for all Filipinos who are not yet covered by the goverment’s health insurance program. The event, dubbed "PhilHealth Sabado, Magseguro, Magparehistro," aims to ensure that "all Filipinos gain access to financial protection for their hospitalization needs," a PhilHealth statement said. The registration will be conducted in all the regional and service offices of PhilHealth, along with DOH Centers for Health Development and DOH-retained hospitals nationwide. At present, there are about 20 million registered principal members of PhilHealth. Of this figure, 3.42 million are "individually paying members." PhilHealth is a government-owned and controlled corporation that facilitates a national health insurance program. It sources its funds from national and local government units and the contribution of members and other individuals, groups, and sponsors. "We would like to reach out to our fellowmen who are not yet members but who have the financial means to pay for their premium contributions," said PhilHealth President and CEO Dr. Rey Aquino. "We encourage those who are financially capable of paying for their premium contributions to register under our Individually Paying Program," he said. The prospective registrants of the Individually Paying program are reminded to bring any valid ID card and P300 as a premium payment for one quarter. Those who will declare legal dependents must bring photocopies of the supporting documents such as birth certificates, marriage contracts, or senior citizen IDs. Meanwhile, the indigent families listed under the National Household Targeting System of the Department of Social Welfare and Development will also be issued PhilHealth number cards, in venues to be identified by local government units. The other options for PhilHealth membership are the Overseas Worker, Employed, Sponsored, and Lifetime programs. –VVP, GMANews.TV

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