Health forum tackles long-term financing, resilience for UHC Law
Representatives from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and the Private Sector…
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Representatives from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and the Private Sector…
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Former House Appropriations Chair Isidro Ungab has raised concerns over the handling of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation funds, calling recent fund…
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The Marcos administration is set to deliver the largest single-year boost to universal healthcare (UHC) in the country’s history, allocating P113 billion to…
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Senator JV Ejercito highlighted improvements in the country’s healthcare system, citing the progress of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, which he has…
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Go also filed a bill to mandate the issuance of PhilHealth IDs to increase public awareness and access to services.
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‘Fortunately, the UHC does not distinguish the rich from the poor, privately insured or not. Every Filipino is automatically a member of PhilHealth and is…
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Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito is pushing a legislative inquiry into the reported failure of certain government agencies to transfer gaming revenues…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go is calling for the swift passage of Senate Bill No. 2620, which seeks to reduce PhilHealth premium contributions from 5 percent…
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Senator Christopher “Bong” Go renewed calls for the full implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC) Law, condemning the Philippine Health Insurance…
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The bill ensures that the health card will be distributed in partnership with local government units and will not bear any partisan political features.…
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Government think tank, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), has launched the Health Economics and Finance Program (HEFP) in a bid to…
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The law provides for free hospitalization and medicines for all Filipinos and mandates the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) to look for funding…
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CoA held that instead of developing programs and increasing benefit packages, PhilHealth scheduled a staggered remittance to the Bureau of the Treasury…
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The 2024 national budget included a provision allowing the DoF to dip into the GAA and sweep up so-called excess funds from state firms, under which PhilHealth…
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The senator stressed that despite PhilHealth’s reserve fund, government backing is crucial to expanding its services and ensuring that healthcare benefits…
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The amended measure includes the expansion of PhilHealth coverage to dental services and regular reviews of benefit packages
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‘We all have a unique opportunity to address the challenges of primary health care’
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On 27 September, 2024, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and USAID signed a Memorandum of…
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