Mindanaotoday.com | Camiguin PHO reiterates PhilHealth benefits, insurance
By: Glacetene Kayl Daba
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – To celebrate the Department of Health’s (DOH) National Insurance Month, PhilHealth Social Insurance Officer John Emmanuel Santuyo tackled the importance of health insurance and the essential requirements for PhilHealth membership registration on the February 8 OK Dok! radio program.
“PhilHealth is a financial intermediary for the wellbeing, this is why they are the ones who cover the hospital fees, although not all of them, but only a part of them sometimes,” Santuyo said.
Along with the Universal Health Care Law, or R.A. 11223, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in February 2019, the DOH ensures that every Filipino has access to equal and affordable health care.
“For those who are first-time members, we give them an ID and register them with the amount of P400 only. Since PhilHealth is a requirement for work, you only need to pay P400, and then you’re registered as self-employed so that you won’t have to pay for first-time job seekers or other certificates,” Santuyo said.
For PhilHealth members, inpatient benefits are given to those who are admitted to the hospital for more than 24 hours, and outpatient benefits are given to those who need dialysis, transfusions, cataract operations, and radiotherapy.
With OPD Konsulta and Primary Care Benefits (PCB), indigenous groups, senior citizens, Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) beneficiaries, and people in the formal sector can get access to good health care.
The month-long celebration of DOH encourages the public to protect themselves from financial risk by taking advantage of PhilHealth membership and participating in programs that prioritize health and financial security. (GKND | PIA-10 | Camiguin)
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