Thursday, July 8, 2010

PhilHealth Dependents

Who are the qualified dependents under PhilHealth?

1.  Legal spouse (not active PhilHealth member)
2.  Legitimate or illigitimate, legally adopted or step child below 21 years old, unmarried and unemployed
3.  Parents 60 years old above (not PhilHealth member or retiree). step parent
4.  Child above 21 but suffering from congenital disability, physical or mental or any disability that renders total dependent of the parent.

What is Benefits Payment Notice (BPN)?

Once your claim in PhilHealth has been approved and processed, PhilHealth will automatically send the copy of your Benefits Payment Notice or BPN to your registered address.  This is a one page notice indicating the members name, patients name, date of confinement, diagnosis, details of your hospital bills and philhealth payment including doctors payment.  This is to inform you on your benefits availed from PhilHealth.  Once you have received this, compare your statement of account and BPN.  Check at the lower portion of the BPN.  You can present this BPN to the hospital or doctor in case you are under-deducted or you have any reimbursement.

Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Self-Employed Contribution - PhilHealth

Self-employed or voluntary members of PhilHealth can pay their contribution amounting to P300 per quarter to any PhilHealth Office and any accredited banks or collecting agents.  They have the option to pay it semi-annual or annually.  The deadline for payment is the last working day of the quarter, i.e, March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 (if these days are not declared holiday or falls on Saturday or Sunday). 

List of accredited collecting banks and agents.

Universal Banks


Allied Bank

Banco de Oro*

China Bank

Development Bank of the Phils.

Land Bank

Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company*

Philippine National Bank

Rizal Commercial and Banking Corp.

Union Bank of the Phil.(Over-the-Counter & E-Pay)**

United Coconut Planters Bank

Bank of the Philippine Islands**

Commercial Banks

Asia United Bank Corp.

Bank of Commerce

Export & Industry Bank

Maybank Philippines, Inc.

Phil. Veterans Bank

Citibank**

Thrift Banks

Asiatrust Development Bank

Bank One Savings and Trust Corp.

Century Savings Bank

CityState Savings Bank, Inc.

Malayan Bank Savings and Mortgage Bank

Philippine Business Bank, Inc.

Phil. Postal Savings Bank

Planters Development Bank

Premiere Development Bank

RCBC- Savings Bank, Inc.

Robinsons Savings Bank Corp.

Rural Banks

Bangko Pasig

Bangko Kabayan (A Rural Bank), Inc.

Bukidnon Cooperative Bank

Cantilan Bank, Inc.

Country Rural Bank of Taguig, Inc.

Enterprise Bank, Inc.

Green Bank, Inc. (A Rural Bank)

Gulf Bank (Rural Bank of Lingayen, Inc.)

One Network Bank, Inc.

Peninsula Rural Bank, Inc.

People's Bank of CARAGA

Producer's Rural Banking Corp.

Rural Bank of Porac (Pampanga), Inc.

1st Valley Rural Bank

Government Agency

Philippine Postal Corporation

(Regions 2, 4B, V, VI, VIII, IX, X, XI & XII)

Non Bank

MLhuillier Phils. Inc. (initially available in Region VI)

OVERSEAS

Non Bank

I-Remit, Inc.

*Selected branches only

**E-Pay only and initially available to Employers

Sunday, July 4, 2010

PhilHealth Claim Form I

Claim Form I is one of the forms needed in PhilHealth benefits availment.  This form can be secured from any PhilHealth accredited hospitals, employers or PhilHealth Offices nationwide.  It has two parts where Part I to be filled-up by members and Part II to be filled-up by employers (if employed).  This form has to be submitted to the billing of the hospital together with the supporting documents before the discharge of patient to avail of automatic PhilHealth deduction from your bill.  It is important that you supplied all the needed information so as not to delay the availment.