(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.