An assistant minority leader on Thursday backed the call of teachers to suspend the premium contribution hike of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth).
AN assistant minority leader on Thursday backed the call of teachers to suspend the premium contribution hike of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. .
According to the solon, the Makabayan bloc filed House Joint Resolution 34 in January 2021 mandating the immediate suspension of the increase in the PhilHealth premium rate amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The resolution remained pending in the Committee on Health in the last Congress, Castro said. She urges Congress to “urgently hear House Joint Resolution 34 filed by the Makabayan bloc, seeking to defer the looming PhilHealth premium hike amid massive price hikes and glaring unresolved issues in the PhilHealth.”EARLIER, PhilHealth told lawmakers that this increase is “vital” in the attainment of the goals of Universal Health Care Act.