Congress News: LIFETIME PHILHEALTH COVERAGE FOR SENIOR CITIZENS NOW A LAW President Benigno Aquino III has signed into law a measure granting automatic, lifetime membership of senior citizens to Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth). Under Republic Act 10645 or An Act Providing for the Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage for All Senior Citizens,” all citizens who are 60 years old and above will receive the benefits and discounts extended to ordinary PhilHealth members by just presenting a valid ID that proves their real age. RA 10645 amends RA No. 994 or “The Expanded Senior Citizens Act of 2010”and removes the qualification that a senior citizen has to be an indigent or poor before qualifying for PhilHealth coverage, with premium payments fully subsidized by the national government. Based on Senate records, there are roughly 6.1 million senior citizens in the Philippines today, of which 3.94 million are covered by PhilHealth either as indigent, sponsored, lifetime member, or dependent. The signing of the new law brings the remaining 2.16 million senior under PhilHealth coverage. gmanetwork/news/story/387593/economy/companies/pnoy-signs-law-for-automatic-philhealth-coverage-for-senior-citizens
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:48:37 +0000
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