(3) HIS: Philippine Health Policies and Initiatives

PHP270 billion a year.

Required budget per year for the full implementation of the law

Senate Bill No 1896

Senate Bill of RA 11223

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Strengthening policy and national program monitoring and evaluation

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Supports DOH in implementing the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law and its implementing Rules and Regulation

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Supports DOH in the implementation of Kalusugan Pangkalahatan Operations Monitoring Survey

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Supports the DOH-Led policy formulation process for scaling up the Government of the Philippines' Universla Health Care initiative or Kalusugan Pangkalahatan

HPDP

Supports the national and regional DOH

(a) UHC include DOH's annual budget (b) PhilHealth subsidies to indigent families (c) allocations from the Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corporation and Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (d) PhilHealth membership contributions (e) sin taxes on alcohol and tobacco.

UHC sources of funds:

Republic Act No. 11223

Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill into what law?

defines a vision for the future which in turn helps to establish targets and points of reference for the short and medium term.

What can explicit health policy achieve?

P254.8 billion

amount in php been allotted for the first year of implementation of the UHC law

Republic Act No. 11223

automatically enrolls all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance Program and prescribes complementary reforms in the health system

(a) Senator Binay (b)Senator Villanueva

co-author of UHC Law/bill

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Promotes DOH in the design of the 2015 National TB Prevalence Survey

Republic Act No. 11223

to improve doctor-to-patient ratio, upgrades hospital bed capacities and equipment and established more hospitals in remote areas.

Senator Binay

"It reduces the risk of people being pushed into poverty because it will help cushion the impact of having to use the family's savings or of borrowing money to pay for health care services."

Senator Villanueva

"Our goal is to achieve full 100 percent coverage in the most expedient way possible, expand our health benefit package, and bring more doctors to remote communities"

Senator Villanueva

"Senate Bill No 1896 will pave the way for all Filipinos' inclusion in our National Health Insurance Program, either as direct or indirect contributory members. This means that all Filipinos can use the promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative health services they need, of sufficient quality to be effective, while also ensuring that the use of these services does not expose them to financial hardship."

Senator Binay

"Through this provision, we seek to protect people from the financial burden of paying out of their own pockets."

Senator Binay

"We believe Filipino families must be afforded a safety net in times of dire need and this is why I am proud to cosponsor the Universal Health Care Bill."

Health policy

Builds consensus and informs people

Republic Act No. 11223

Every Filipino, including overseas Filipino workers, are eligible for preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative care upon automatic enrollment to the government's health insurance program.

Philhealth

Improve doctor-to-patient ration, upgrades hospital bed capacities and equipment and established more hospitals in remote areas

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Improving policies and health systems to remove policy and system barriers

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Assessment of the family planning logistics and strengthened the engagement of a third party logistics provider

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Capacity building for more vigorous implementation of health reforms

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Conduct of courses on planning and contacts management for staff of DOH regional offices

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III

DOH secretary

Health policy

Defines vision for the future which in turn helps to establish tagets and points of reference for the short and medium term

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Ensuring sustainable healthcare financing

HPDP

Establishing an institutional platform to help yhe DOH design, implement, monitor and evaluate UHC initiative

TRUE

Every Filipino INCLUDING OFW, are eligible for preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative and palliative care upon automatic enrollemnt to the government's HIP

(a) free consultation fees (b) labotatory tests

Expanded coverage of philhealth

Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Five year (2012-2017) health policy project of the USAID/Philippines

TRUE

Full effects of the law will be gradually felt over the years as the DOH and PhilHealth start transitioning to the universal health care system.

Kalusugan Pangkalahatan

Other term for Philippines' Health Care initiative

UHC LAW

Philhealth expanded coverage to include free consultation fees, laboratory tests and other diagnostic services

180 days

The DOH was tasked to draft the law's IRR within how many days after its enactment?

President Rodrigo Duterte

The president who signed Universal Health Care (UHC) Bill into law (Republic Act No. 11223)

Republic Act No. 11223

This gives citizens access to the full continuum of health services they need, while protecting them from enduring financial hardship as a result.

July 12, 2019

When did Department of Health (DOH) ended the fourth public consultation on the drafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the law?

February 20, 2019

When did president Duterte signed UHC law?

2012-2017

Year of Health Policy Development Program (HPDP)

Health Policy

it outlines priorities and the expected roles of different groups; and it builds consensus and informs people.

P257 billion

needed budget for implementation of UHC Law

Health Policy

refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society.

Republic Act No. 11223

the Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth) will have expanded coverage to include free consultation fees, laboratory tests and other diagnostic services.