From PhilHealth to MHAM
Known to be as partner in health more than its branding, the PhilHealth Regional Office VII conducted an orientation on membership updates and contribution policies to MHAM employees at the MHAM AVR 1 last May 25, 2017 in the afternoon.
Attended by the administration, faculty, non-teaching staff and General Services employees, the orientation was facilitated by the HR Director, Mr. Pedro Pañares.
Event facilitator, HR Director, Mr. Pedro Pañares…
As amended by RA 9241 and RA 10606, it is mandated by law to provide health insurance coverage to ensure affordable, acceptable, available and accessible health care services for all Filipinos. Thus, with its vision, PhilHealth is committed to ensure coverage of the poor and the marginalized, aside from strengthening its programs implementation.
As the members in the formal and informal economy, lifetime members, senior citizens, indigent members and sponsored members are covered with the instituting policies for the protection and welfare upon membership, PhilHealth coordinator, Mr. Ludivino Alvez, centered his discussion on the membership policies updates to MHAM employees who were present. A Philippine Account Information Management Specialist, he reminded the attendees that to activate membership, one has to pay premium contribution upon registration and continuity.
With PhilHealth coordinator, Mr. Ludivino Alvez…
Among the benefits that are available to PhilHealth members includes the medical and surgical cases for impatient benefits, catastrophic benefits and outpatient benefits, as he further explained.
Ms. Hazel Villanueva from the Recollection Section
Meanwhile, account officer for MHAM, Ms. Hazel Villanueva from the Recollection Section, also explained the premium contribution rate of its members, depending on the type of membership as per recorded in the database.
She also focused on the obligations of the employers for the payment of premium contributions which shall be deducted and withheld automatically by the employer from the employees’ salary, wage or earnings.
Moreover, by doing so, it shall be submitted by the employer on or before the data prescribed by the Corporation.
MHAM employee-members
Interview with the Philippine Account Information Management Specialist
In an interview with Mr. Ludivino Alvez, he disclosed that the orientation dissemination in the region started last April this year. In a week, they can conduct five orientation services to respective members, as requested by many.
“This orientation is more on registration of the course and the awareness and familiarity of the members of the benefits of PhilHealth insurance and to remind the employers to its obligations to withhold or deduct and keep updated with regards to remittance and reporting”, said Alvez.
The orientation ended with a friendly reminder that all employers like MHAM are enjoined to actively work with their respective PhilHealth Regional Office in the updates of employers and employees records.
Challenged by change and empowered by unity for twenty-two years now, the PhilHealth orientation services on the rules and policies are set to allow members to keep updated on their membership status and for the benefits it has served. (Ana Liza Abao)
Challenged by change and empowered by unity with PhilHealth