#PIDSInfoBits: Did you know that while PhilHealth covers most Filipinos, some provinces still have low coverage?
The provinces with the least coverage (52% and below) are Maguindanao, Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi – all of which are in Mindanao with some even considered as conflict-affected areas.
This could pose a challenge for PhilHealth in endeavoring to raise member registration for these priority areas and achieve universal population coverage of the National Health Insurance Program in the country.
Improving administrative process for membership enrollment, especially for priority areas in Mindanao can help PhilHealth update its registered beneficiaries database, allowing for better monitoring of its performance in terms of population coverage.
Know more about health service coverage in the Philippines by reading the PIDS study titled "Spatiotemporal Analysis of Health Service Coverage in the Philippines"
