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of a reasonable, equitable, and progressive schedule.[54] Therefore, PhilHealth acted
ultra vires. However, the new contribution schedule for the Employed Sector[55] shows
otherwise:
Salary
Bracket
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
Monthly Salary
Range
8,999.99 and below
9,000 - 9,999.99
10,000-10,999.99
11,000-11,999.99
12,000-12,999.99
13,000-13,999.99
14,000 - 14,999.99
15,000-15,999.99
16,000-16,999.99
17,000-17,999.99
18,000-18,999.99
19,000-19,999.99
20,000-20,999.99
21,000-21,999.99
22,000 - 22,999.99
23,000-23,999.99
24,000-24,999.99
25,000-25,999.99
26,000 - 26,999.99
27,000-27,999.99
28.000-28,999.99
29,000-29,999.99
30,000-30,999.99
31,000-31,999.99
32,000-32,999.99
33,000-33,999.99
34,000 -34,999.99
35,000 and up
Salary
Base
8000
9000
10,000
11,000
12,000
13,000
14,000
15,000
16,000
17,000
18,000
19,000
20,000
21,000
22,000
23,000
24,000
25,000
26,000
27,000
28,000
29,000
30,000
31,000
32,000
33,000
34,000
35,000
Monthly Premium
200
225
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
425
450
475
500
525
550
575
600
625
650
675
700
725
750
775
800
825
850
875
The new schedule merged the 7,999-and-below salary bracket with the former 8,0008,999 bracket to create the current lowest salary bracket. While the merger primarily
impacts on the members of the former 7,999-and-below bracket, the Corporation
explained that the current minimum annual contribution corresponds to the amount
necessary to retain coverage for even the poorest of the poor. The Corporation broke
down this amount (Php2,400.00) as: Php1,000.00 for drugs and other medicine,
Php300.00 for administrative costs, Php500.00 for consultation, and Php600.00 for inpatient services.[56] This new amount is neither unreasonable nor unconscionable.
Moreover, the contribution schedule, as a whole, remains equitable and progressive.
The salary base and the premium contributions increase as a member's actual salary
increases. A member who earns Php9,000.00 is required to contribute much less than a
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