Health

Philippines: PhilHealth, DOH and DSWD renew ties for social protection

Submitted by monitor on

Malaya (16.01.2017) Two years after the initial Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed, the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), Department of Health (DOH) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) recently renewed their partnership for the Social Protection Support Initiatives (SPSI) that will benefit Filipino citizens, especially the poor, the vulnerable and the disadvantaged groups.

Regions / Country
philippines, the
Topics
Health
Governance and administration

US: With executive order, Trump tosses a ‘bomb’ into fragile health insurance markets

Submitted by monitor on

The Washington Post (22.01.2017) President Trump’s executive order instructing federal agencies to grant relief to constituencies affected by the Affordable Care Act has begun to reverberate throughout the nation’s health-care system, injecting further uncertainty into an already unsettled insurance landscape.

Topics
Health

Philippines: ‘Income inequality high despite robust economy’

Submitted by monitor on

The Manila Times Online (23.01.2017) Income and social inequalities still persist in the country even as the economy shows brisk growth, with out-of-pocket spending for health care remaining a major portion of household expenditure, state-think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said.

Regions / Country
philippines, the
Topics
Health
Financing

Tags