THE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) defended the increase in its contributions, saying it will allow the state health insurer to provide primary care to its members.

The increase, which was first implemented in 2020, is spread over five years as provided under Republic Act 11223 or the “Universal Health Care Law.”

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