For most of its post-independence existence, this country has had no national health care system. One of the principal hallmarks of an advanced and
One of the principal hallmarks of an advanced and progressive modern-day society is a first-rate general health care system. One of the first things that come to the forefront in discussions of the best features of countries like the United Kingdom, the U.S., Canada and the Scandinavian states is the quality of their national health care systems.
Through all these negative occurrences, the Filipino people have by and large maintained their trust and confidence in the government’s commitment to provide them with a reasonably wide array of health services through a universal health insurance system. But two recent occurrences have shaken that trust and that confidence.
In their pleadings, the petitioners argued that under the UHC Act “excess” Philhealth funds can be used only to widen and increase health average or reduce premiums.
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