The Department of Health on Wednesday has signed the implementing rules and regulations of the Universal Health Care Act, which aims to deliver quality, accessible and affordable health services to all Filipinos. The landmark piece of legislation was signed into law in February of this year.
The new health care system would assign every Filipino to a primary care provider or a health worker who shall be his or her first point of contact. The new system will also ensure that all Filipinos are enrolled in Philippine Health Insurance Corporation in which “all funds intended for medical services are pooled into.” Duque said that 98 percent of the Filipinos are already members of the PhilHealth’s National Health Insurance Program.
“They [Filipinos] shall be eligible to No Balance Billing once admitted to basic or ward accommodations in hospitals,” the DOH said.
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