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Fragmented system threatens Philippines’ universal health care

Health spending in the Philippines has more than doubled over the past decade, crossing P1 trillion in 2021 and projected to hit P1.4 trillion...

Recto did what was righton the PhilHealth issue

"We often measure leadership by what leaders say. Perhaps it is time to measure it also by what leaders repair" EXECUTIVE Secretary Ralph Recto now...

The P124-b hole in PH’s health system

This is graphic robbery in broad daylight RATHER disturbing, if frighteningly sad. The government has lost P123.7 billion to smoke. Not to fire, but to cigarettes—smuggled,...

PIDS launches HEFP website as central hub for health data

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has launched a new website for its health economics and finance program (HEFP), creating an easily accessible,...

Watchdog urges Philippine delegation to resist tobacco influence at WHO meet

Social Watch Philippines (SWP) asked the public to closely monitor the Philippine delegation attending the 11th Conference of Parties (COP11) to the World Health...

PhilHealth, PIDS team up to modernize hospital financing

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) are jointly working to transition the country's hospital payment system...

Stronger enforcement, not tax cuts, key to combating illicit tobacco trade—Hontiveros

Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday urged government agencies to strengthen the enforcement of existing regulations against the illicit tobacco trade, warning that the smuggling...

Study slams PhilHealth’s outdated payment system

A new study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) warns that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp.’s (PhilHealth) use of obsolete payment rates...

Real prescriptions for Universal Health Care

“The stakes are high, and the consequences of inaction are measured in lives and lost opportunities” As both a health advocate and a patient, I...

Recognition

Navotas City received several awards from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) for its performance in the implementation of the Universal Health Care (UHC)...

PhilHealth data holds key to Philippine universal health care transformation

Philippine health authorities are moving to leverage the vast data trove from some 15 million PhilHealth claims processed in 2024 alone to drive smarter,...

Higher alcohol taxes pushed to curb harmful drinking

A lawmaker has filed House Bill 3887 to raise excise taxes on alcoholic beverages to curb excessive drinking and generate additional revenue for the...

Cigarette tax collection shortfalls hit P87b

Universal Health Care (UHC) for 103 million Filipinos remains out of reach as shortfalls in cigarette excise tax collections ballooned to P87 billion over...

Romualdez backs zero-balance billing

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday pledged full support for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s zero-balance billing initiative, calling it a crucial step toward...
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