PHIC PHILHEALTH CIRCULAR NO. 24, S. 2009, June 04, 2009
RE-NAMING THE NON-PAYING PROGRAM AS LIFETIME MEMBER PROGRAM
The Non-Paying Program is one of the major membership categories of
PhilHealth dedicated to the provision of lifetime health insurance
coverage to retirees and pensioners who are at least 60 years old and
have made 120 monthly contributions to PhilHealth or Medicare. While the
NPP comprises only a small percentage of the entire PhilHealth
membership base, the program illustrates the reverence and gratitude
that PhilHealth bestows to Filipinos who have devotedly contributed to
the program during their active years as part of the Philippine working
population.
There is a need to underscore the privileges granted to members
under this program to ensure that their privileges are pronounced under a
more appropriate name for the program, thus the Board resolved to
rename the Non-Paying Program as Lifetime Member Program.
All communication materials pertaining to this particular membership
category shall be revised and updated to reflect the change.
All previous administrative issuances with provisions inconsistent herewith are hereby amended accordingly.
This circular shall take effect immediately.
Adopted: 04 June 2009
(SGD.) DR. REY B. AQUINO
President and CEO