“PhilHealth Sabado sa Eskwela” set on Nov. 19 in Dumaguete
By Rachelle M. Nessia
DUMAGUETE CITY, Nov. 15 (PIA) --- The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental is inviting individuals interested to become members of the government health insurance program to attend the “PhilHealth Sabado sa Eskwela” activity on Nov. 19, 2011 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm at the West City Elementary School Mini Park.
The activity aims to enroll parents of pupils into PhilHealth’s Individually Paying Program (IPP) aside from interested individuals who want to sign up for the national health insurance program, said Marites Que, PhilHealth Dumaguete chief social insurance officer.
Registration will also cover other sectors under the Employed, Lifetime Members, Overseas Worker Members and Sponsored Members programs.
Other services that will be extended during the event include the issuance of member data record (MDR) and IDs, updating of records, and receiving of payment from old and new members.
Interested members and individuals are requested to bring with them a photocopy of their birth certificate, marriage certificate, birth certificates of children below 21 years old, birth certificate of parents above 60 years old or if not available, any valid ID like senior citizen’s, postal or voter’s ID.
Members that are likely to be enrolled under the IPP are required to pay their initial premium of P300 per quarter or P600 per semester or P1,200 for the whole year.
“For registrants who do not have the financial capability to pay their initial premium fees during the registration, they can submit their registration forms for processing but their membership status will be tagged as inactive until the time their payment is facilitated then their membership becomes active,” said Que.
This is the third such activity staged in Dumaguete City which aims to entice more members to join the national health insurance program.
“This is in line with the national government’s thrust to achieve universal health coverage,” said Que.
The PhilHealth Sabado sa Eskwela will be held in cooperation with the Department of Health, Department of Education, Department of Social Welfare and Development and the Department of Interior and Local Government. (RMN/PIA Negros Oriental)