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The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) of the Philippines that provides health insurance to the country. It was created on 1995 to implement universal health coverage in the Philippines, and is attached to the Department of Health. On August 4, 1969, Republic ...
Transferring The Regulation And Supervision Over Health Maintenance Organizations From The Department Of Health To The Insurance Commission, Directing The Implementation Thereof And For Other Purposes November 12, 2015 [190] 193 Expanding The Coverage Of The National Greening Program November 12, 2015 [191]
Universal Health Care (UHC) was signed into law by President Rodrigo Duterte as the Republic Act No. 11223. [27] UHC automatically enrolls all Filipino citizens in the National Health Insurance Program and expands the existing Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) coverage to include free medical consultations and laboratory tests.
Philippine Dental Association (PDA) Philippine Medical Association (PMA) Philippine Nurses Association (PNA) Philippine Pharmacists Association, Inc. (PPHA) Philippine Physical Therapy Association (PPTA) Natural Sciences. Geological Society of the Philippines (GSP) Integrated Chemists of the Philippines (ICP) Philippine Institute of ...
The National Internal Revenue Code is the law establishing the system of national taxation in the Philippines. The most recent extensive revision of the Code occurred in 1997, although the Code was amended in 2005 to expand the coverage and rates of value-added tax.
According to Republic Act No. 7875, as amended by Republic Act No. 9241, "The National Health Insurance Program (NHIP), formerly known as Medicare, is a health insurance program for SSS members and their dependents whereby the healthy subsidize the sick who may find themselves in need of financial assistance when they get hospitalized."
The Department of Health (DOH; Filipino: Kagawaran ng Kalusugan) is the executive department of the government of the Philippines responsible for ensuring access to basic public health services by all Filipinos through the provision of quality health care, the regulation of all health services and products.
As of September 2020, the Philippines has a population of nearly 110 million and a population density of 368 per square kilometer. 32% of the population of the Philippines is under 15 years old, and only 22.2% is over 60. In the Philippines, 16.6% of the population lived below the national poverty line in 2018. [8] [9]