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The global budget payment (GBP) system, wherein hospitals are given a certain amount that will cover all inpatient services for members of the Philipp..

Although free services and drugs are available in various Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) units, many tuberculosis (TB) patients still..

This study is a critical analysis of health services purchasing undertaken by the PhilHealth, which implements the National Health Insurance Program o..

Catastrophic illnesses can impoverish a household due to unmanageable expenditures that arise from their treatment or management. The Z Benefits progr..

A study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies urges the Department of Health to address serious flaws and challenges in the..

The Aquino Health Agenda of 2010 articulates succinctly the Philippine health sector's aim for universal health coverage. The agenda has three thrusts..

The study identifies outstanding issues and bottlenecks and provides recommendations to facilitate the Philippines' full compliance to its commitments..

The provision of social health insurance has been an increasingly popular mechanism for addressing financial barriers to health care in developing cou..

The national subsidy for indigent PhilHealth members identified under the National Household Targeting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR) began in..

Patients' financial protection is considered a key component of health systems and has been a consistent policy goal of the Department of Health. Of p..

Health care remains inaccessible and inequitable for all, especially for the poor in the Philippines. Among the sources of health expenditures, out-of..

The World Health Organization advocates universal health coverage so that all people can obtain the needed health services without suffering financial..

In 2012, there were about 4.5 million Filipinos attending private schools and an estimated 21.6 million employed by private establishments in the Phil..

A study by the state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is calling for the expansion of the Philippine Health Insurance Co..

The Philippines is not prepared to detect and prevent the complications, including resistance to treatment, posed by the tandem of tuberculosis (TB) a..