Working solo parents may get full PhilHealth subsidy from government
MANILA: The national government is set to shoulder the PhilHealth premium contributions of working solo parents , according to Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera, who announced the development during the House’s 2027 budget deliberations on Thursday. In a Facebook post, Herrera said the issue was discussed during budget deliberations with the Department of Health (DOH) and…
The national government of the Philippines plans to shoulder the PhilHealth premium contributions for working solo parents, according to Rep. Bernadette Herrera of the Bagong Henerasyon (BH) party-list. The announcement was made during the House’s 2027 budget deliberations. Herrera stated on Facebook that during the budget deliberations with the Department of Health (DOH) and PhilHealth, the national government has agreed to cover the premium contributions for solo parents.
This development is based on an existing provision of the Expanded Solo Parents Welfare Act (Republic Act 11861), which provides automatic PhilHealth coverage for solo parents and specifies that their premium contributions are to be paid by the national government.
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