Association of SHI Coverage and Level of Healthcare Utilization and Costs in the Philippines: A 10-Year Pooled Analysis

• Main Authors: Haw, Nel Jason L, Uy, Jhanna, Ho, Beverly Lorraine
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2019
• Subjects: demographic and health surveys; health expenditure; out-of-pocket expenditure; PhilHealth; social health insurance; universal health coverage; Health and Medical Administration; Health Policy; Insurance; Medicine and Health Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/hs-faculty-pubs/21; https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdz142
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

BackgroundThe Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), which manages the Philippine national health insurance program, is a critical actor in the country’s strategy for universal health coverage. Over the past decade, PhilHealth has passed significant coverage, benefits and payment refo...