MANILA, Philippines --- A lawmaker has proposed that memberships in the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) should be made individually.
According to Iloilo First District Representative Janette Garin, as soon as children are born, they should be enrolled in PhilHealth, citing present moves to increase the PhilHealth premium rate.
"We should have individual membership, hindi siya per family... 'Yung isang bata kunyari anak ko by virtue of being dependent, pagdating niya ng 18 years old hindi na siya miyembro. 'Pag nagkaanak 'yan at nanganak siya, hindi siya miyembro ng PhilHealth, at 'yung anak naman niya, hindi rin ma-cocover kapag nagkasakit," Garin said on Thurs...
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