I agree of the policy of the State to adopt an integrated and comprehensive approach to health development which shall endeavor to make essential goods, health and other social services available to all the people at affordable cost and to provide free medical care to paupers. [Section 11, Article XVII on Social Justice and Human Rights of the Constitution and typified in Article 1 of Republic Act (R. A.) No. 7875, as amended by R. A. No. 10606, and R. A. No. 11223 otherwise known as the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act of 2019].
In relation with, Philhealth Circular No. 2019-009 was issued to operationalize the “Individual-based health services” for all Direct Contributors of the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) by providing set of rules and guidelines on the payment mechanism pursuant to R. A. No. 78775, as amended by the Universal Health Care Act.
The Circular also stated of the Premium Contribution Table for Direct Contributors and the monthly premium contributions shall be in accordance with the premium rates and monthly income/basic salary floor and ceiling prescribed in the said Act, as follows:
Please refer https://www.philhealth.gov.ph/circulars/2019/circ2019-0009.pdf of the full text of Philhealth Circular No. 2019-009.
