Iniulat ng Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) noong Biyernes na nag-post ito ng net income na P32.84 bilyon noong nakaraang taon.
Sinabi ng ahensya na ang bilang ay "mas mataas ng P2.8 bilyon o isang paglago ng siyam na porsyento mula sa nakaraang taon."
“Revenues from health insurance contributions also grew by 15 percent than prior year amounting to P171.17 billion, owing to the increase in employed and self-paying/earning members of around seven percent, coupled by relentless collection efforts and the launch of an online premium payment facility for self-paying members in its Member Portal,” saad ng PhilHealth sa isang pahayag.
Iniulat din ng PhilHealth ang pagtanggap ng P71.24 bilyon na subsidiya ng pambansang pamahalaan para sa mga hindi direktang nag-aambag.
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“All told, the intensified collection enabled PhilHealth to surpass its collection target by 10 percent,” dagdag nito.
“In terms of expenditures, total benefit claims expense totaled P140.16 billion, representing an increase of almost P20 billion additional claims, which is up by 16 percent compared to previous year’s P120.9 billion. This is attributed to the increased awareness on the various benefit packages available among the members.”
Bukod sa mga pagbabayad ng benepisyo sa Covid-19, sinabi ng state health insurer na "nagsagawa rin ito ng malaking bayad sa claim para sa iba pang mga serbisyong pangkalusugan tulad ng inpatient at outpatient care, primary care benefits, at Z Benefits na na-avail ng mga miyembro nito at ng kanilang mga kwalipikadong umaasa."
Binanggit ng PhilHealth na ang kanilang mga koleksyon ng kontribusyon ay lumampas pa rin sa mga pagbabayad ng benepisyo ng P31.01 bilyon, kung saan ang ahensya ay "nagbabayad ng 0.82 centavos sa mga benepisyo para sa bawat P1 na nakolekta nito mula sa mga miyembro."
Nabanggit din nito na "nakita nito ang pagtaas sa kita ng pamumuhunan nito, na nakakuha ng kabuuang P9.5 bilyon na walong porsyento na mas mataas kaysa noong nakaraang taon, na lumampas sa target na kita ng interes sa pamamagitan ng nakakagulat na 40 porsyento."
“PhilHealth’s total assets rose 27 percent for a total of P347.48 billion compared to P274.46 billion in CY (calendar year) 2020, mainly due to increase in investments where receipts of National Government subsidies and maturities were placed after considering funding requirements,” dagdag nito.
“The growth was driven by its investment portfolio worth P331 billion which includes special savings deposits (SSDs) and time deposits amounting to P70 billion. These highly marketable assets can easily be liquidated and converted to cash in cases of unforeseen interruption to cash flow. The rest of investments are in government and corporate bonds.”
“With its reserve funds at P177 billion – or 25 percent more than in 2020 – PhilHealth’s financial performance provides assurance of stable benefit payouts to its members here and abroad should any medical contingencies arise in the future,” pagpapatuloy nito.
Sinabi ni PhilHealth President at Chief Executive Officer Atty. Hinikayat ni Dante Gierran ang kanilang mga miyembro na "patuloy ang pamumuhunan para sa kanilang kalusugan sa pamamagitan ng PhilHealth."
“While our accomplishments speak volumes of our resolve to properly administer the National Health Insurance Program, it is our determination to provide better public service that carried us through a very tough 2021,” aniya.
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