In a 2022 interview, I was asked an existential question. On Judgment Day, what would I tell my Creator as my most significant contribution to the nation? My quick response was the Universal Health Care Act of 2019.
In a 2022 interview, I was asked an existential question. On Judgment Day, what would I tell my Creator as my most significant contribution to the nation? My quick response was the Universal Health Care Act of 2019.
I am quite disturbed by the news. Why does the government want to gamble away the limited resources for the medical and health needs of every Filipino?As my pet bill, I want the UHC to be fully realized soon. For the first time, the Philippine government under the Duterte presidency took a concrete step towards institutionalizing an effective health care system that would improve public health and progressively eliminate the financial consequences of medical care for the citizenry.
Apart from advocating for the UHC, I also called for the abolition of the anomaly-ridden PhilHealth when I was still in Congress . I batted for a corrupt-free National Health Service, patterned after the agency in the United Kingdom, to implement our own UHC. In a congressional inquiry, my colleagues and I were horrified by the systemic corruption in the state-run agency.Unfortunately, my proposed measure was stymied by the counterpart bill filed by then-senator Ralph Recto.
So, why is the agency doing exactly the opposite? Is it not another blatant transgression of the law? Every Filipino, especially the impoverished, disadvantaged and marginalized, are banking on the agency to expand the medical services and lower the premium contributions of members.
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