Duque says universal health care can’t be implemented in 2020

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There will be no nationwide implementation of Universal Health Care (UHC) law next year due to budget constraints and lack of readiness, Health Secretary Francisco Duque said on Wednesday.

Wednesday’s House Committee on Appropriations’ deliberations on the Department of Health’s proposed P88 billion budget for 2020, he said their proposed appropriations were “insufficient” to cover the entire cost of healthcare in the country, particularly for poor Filipinos.

Duque said they have identified certain provinces that would serve as “model” for the implementation of the various components of Republic Act No. 11223. “I guess the keywords are progressive realization given that we cannot do a national roll-out because of budgetary constraints and also because of the readiness,” Duque said.

RA 11223 mandates the automatic enrolment of all Filipinos in PhilHealth’s National Health Insurance Program .

 

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