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(Eagle News)–The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation has temporarily suspended collections of all premiums following complaints about reports of a hike in the premium contributions of Overseas Filipino Workers. PhilHealth President Ricardo Morales said in a radio interview those who wish to pay, however, could still do so. “For those na hindi makabayad, we have adopted ‘yung flexible payment scheme na pwede nila tapusin during the year ‘yung premiums for the year, para hindi sila […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday, February 20, signed the Universal Health Care Act into law which guarantees equitable access to quality and affordable health care for all Filipinos. Under the law, all Filipinos will be automatically enrolled under the National Health Insurance Program which classifies members as either “direct contributors” for those who have the capacity to pay premiums, or “indirect contributors” for those who indigents, senior citizens and persons with […]
(Eagle News) — The Senate on Monday, Dec. 10, ratified the bicameral conference committee report on the Universal Health Care bill that seeks to provide affordable healthcare access to all Filipinos. “The UHC Bill is only one step closer to becoming a law. Once enacted, all Filipinos will be covered by the PhilHealth,” Villanueva said. Senator JV Ejercito, chair of the Senate health committee and author of the bill, expressed hope President Rodrigo Duterte would […]
(Eagle News) — The bicameral conference committee has approved a reconciled version of the Senate and House of Representatives Universal Health Care bills. Under the reconciled Senate Bill No. 1896 and House Bill No. 5784, Senator JV Ejercito, principal author and sponsor of the Senate’s version, said the funds for Filipinos’ health services would be sourced from the incremental sin tax collections. He said 50 percent of the national government share will come from the income of the […]
(Eagle News) — Senator JV Ejercito on Tuesday, July 10, expressed hope the Universal Health Care bill will be passed when Congress resumes in July. This was after President Rodrigo Duterte certified as urgent the measure, which aims to provide healthcare coverage, including in-patient and out-patient services, and emergency services, among others, to all Filipinos. The House has passed a measure seeking for the same. A counterpart measure is pending before the Senate. According to […]
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) targets to give universal health care to 90% of citizens who are living below the poverty line ASEAN sees it as one of the solutions to lessen the large percentage of poor citizens in the region. ASEAN member-nations who are already providing universal health care include Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore while Indonesia expects to deliver a universal health care program by 2019 https://youtu.be/ivSeaSpzcPI
