SSS, PhilHealth raise contribution rates

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MANILA, Philippines (UPDATE) – Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and Social Security System (SSS) members will now have to pay higher monthly contributions after the earlier announced rate hike took effect on January 1, 2014.

Employed PhilHealth members who used to pay monthly contributions of P175 will now have to pay P200.

The contributions will be equally shared by the employer and the employee.




PhilHealth announced in October 2013 that IPMs with a monthly income of P25,000 and below will have to pay the new premium annual rate of P2,400.

Aside from self-employed and voluntary members, IPMs include those under the Kalusugang Sigurado at Abot-Kaya sa PhilHealth Insurance program and the group enrollment scheme.

IPMs can choose from three payment schemes: P600 per quarter, P1,200 semi-annually or P2,400 per annum.

IPMs with an income of more than P25,000, on the other hand, shall continue to pay P3,600 in annual premium.

Meanwhile, employed SSS members will be paying an additional 0.3 percent in their monthly contributions.
Self-employed, voluntary members and overseas Filipino workers (OFW) will be paying 0.6 percent more every month.

An employee earning P10,000 a month, for instance, will now have to contribute P1,100, with P746.70 to be shouldered by the employer.

Self-employed, voluntary members, and OFWs with a monthly income of P10,000 will have to shoulder the whole amount.


Meanwhile, Malacañang defended the increase in the contribution rate of SSS and Philhealth members. Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma said the increase has been the result of study.

"Iyan naman pong mga bagay na yan ay produkto ng pag-aaral, pag-aanalisa (analyze) at pagtataya, assessment on costs and benefits. Kasi po hindi naman maaaring libre iyong mga benepisyong yan. Kinakailangan po ay magkaroon ng pagtutuos kung sino ang mag-aasume ng burden," Coloma said in a press briefing.

“Kaya sa lahat naman po ng pagkakataon ay pinag-aaralan kung ano ang pinakamainam na balance between costs and benefits at tinitiyak naman na hindi magkakaroon ng masyadong mabigat na pasanin doon sa mga empleyado o sa mga beneficiaries." - With report from Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News

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[vahnhelsing]

eng eng eng... lumbaanay saka tanan...
sss philhealth gasolina bugas...

sunod intawn kana nasad manaog ang mga presyo sa
palaliton uy...

[gabstafari]

let's congratulate the government for having an increase in salary.

thank you.

[kit_cebu]

galing mo, pnoy!

[dexlimp]

samot jd kadako ang mga milyones ka pesos na bonus na atong hinuguan pra sa mga opisyales ani..

[jxm1311]

Daghan kaayo wa kadawat benepisyo pero nag increase sila kay para pang bonus!

[jack_bauer_v2]

mura gyud mog tag.iya ug kompanya noh nga pwerte man ninyo ug reklamo.... dakoa gyud diay ninyo ug bayranan sa premium sa... 2400 annual?hahahahaha

mga reklamador, ayaw tawn mo kalimot 50-50 share na.

basta lang mka reklamo..

murag 1mos internet monthly rman tawn nah ninyo oi.... hahaha

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An employee earning P10,000 a month, for instance, will now have to contribute P1,100, with P746.70 to be shouldered by the employer.

seriously, inyo ng ika sakit? P353.70 a month?

basta lang gyud mka reklamo.... haha

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@jack_bauer_v2, 50-50 na.. kinsay ingon nga dili?
ug unsay naa sa moreklamo?

kun unsay ipahamtang sa gobyerno diretso nalang tag tulon?
wa na tay mahimo anang ilang pagsaka pero at least makapahungaw
sad ta nga wala ta kauyon nga ingon ana nalang permi ang trend
sa atong gobyerno, cge pangita ug way nga makakuha sa mamumuo.
from taxes to this kind of stuffs. Anyways it could be useful in the long run (maybe)
but the question is naglihok ba ang government the way we expect them
to be? From the recent scandals sa government, maganahan ka ug ingon
ani?

[iron_cross]

ang pangutana, ngano pareho raman ta madawat nga philhealth benefit kung la-in2x man ta contribution...example, room rate sa hospital..etc.

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mura gyud mog tag.iya ug kompanya noh nga pwerte man ninyo ug reklamo.... dakoa gyud diay ninyo ug bayranan sa premium sa... 2400 annual?hahahahaha

mga reklamador, ayaw tawn mo kalimot 50-50 share na.

basta lang mka reklamo..

murag 1mos internet monthly rman tawn nah ninyo oi.... hahaha

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seriously, inyo ng ika sakit? P353.70 a month?

basta lang gyud mka reklamo.... haha

seriously pud,
wala man tingale ni moreklamo siya ang ts ani ma'am, gipost raman ni niya (copy paste ra nga article ba)..