Getting sick is very costly hence we all need a health care plan. A health care plan can be availed through HMOs or Health Maintenance Organizations. Kaiser is one of the biggest and leading HMO companies in the Philippines and is one of the very few who are offering long term health care.
Why get a health care plan?
Because getting sick is very costly and as long as we're all alive, we get sick. Having a health care plan can cut hospital costs from 50% to even 100%. You can avoid redeeming your investments, pulling out your savings, or resort to debt in paying the bills.
What is a long term health care?
A long term health care policy is a plan that will cover the hospital/medical bills of the policy holder for a lifetime. This is different from short term care policies (which are generally offered by employers and companies) wherein the policy holder pays at a regular interval (normally annually) for the health care coverage.
Why get a long term health care plan?
First, most people's health care plans are short term and are being provided by the employer. As soon as they lose their jobs, they are no longer covered by the health care the company provides. Second, short term health cares normally doesn't cover people from ages 60 and above. Ironically, this is the age wherein illnesses start to come out (or even earlier). A health care plan protects you for the rest of your life.
Kaiser Long Term Health Care Savings Program
Kaiser Long Term Health Care Savings Program is a 3-in-1 plan. It has a health care (long term), insurance (life), and investment components. Kaiser Long Term Health Care Savings Program is only payable for 5 years either monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.
Benefits:
Annual Physical Examination: Free chest X-ray, stool and urine analysis, complete blood count, adult electrocardiogram (35 years old and above)
Dental Benefits: Free unlimited dental check-ups to accredited clinics and dentists, once a year free prophylaxis, free simple tooth extraction
Special and Extended Benefits: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Nuclear/Radioactive Isotope Scan, CT Scan, Dialysis, Blood Transfusion, Chemotherapy, and Radiotherapy, Physical/Speech Therapy, Anti-Rabies, Venom and Tetanus Vaccine, Emergency Benefits (Ambulance)
After the payment period of 5 years, the long term care benefit will compound 10% annually. How beneficial is this? Here is a simple calculation for the long term care benefit (for example: P100,000 coverage)
Coverage after (n) years:
After 5 years: P161,050
After 10 years: P259,374
After 15 years: P417,725
After 20 years: P672,750
After 25 years: P1,083,470
After 30 years: P1,774,940
After 35 years: P2,810,243
After 40 years: P4,525,925
*So for example you are 20 years old as of the moment and start paying Kaiser, after 40 years, you'll have an assured P4.5M for your health coverage. The earlier you start, the bigger the benefits.
**Here in Cebu, all major hospitals are accredited with Kaiser aside from Visayas Community.
Kaiser rates are very reasonable and are designed for the middle-class people who either are relying solely on the health care policy that their company provides or doesn't have any existing health care plan at all. How affordable?
You can get a Kaiser plan for only P70 a day!
For more information, here is Kaiser's website:
Kaiser International Health Group :: Official Website
For more information, please contact these numbers: 09328592360 and 09264809304.
We conduct lectures/seminars regarding Kaiser on Saturdays at 2nd floor, JY Square Mall, Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City.
For those who are interested you can either post or send your email addresses through PM to me so I can send the details and necessary attachments. Thanks.