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The link between malnutrition and poor health among elementary school children and absenteeism, early dropout and poor classroom performance as well a..
Discussion Papers

The Philippine government passed the Generics Act of 1988 to ensure that inexpensive and effective drugs are made available to all Filipinos. The law ..
Policy Notes

In 2011, PhilHealth implemented the case-based payment (CBP) scheme to improve its benefit framework, enhance hospital social services, and achieve gr..
Policy Notes

This study is an assessment of the Complete Treatment Pack (COMPACK) Program that aims to ensure that the poorest of the poor are assured access to me..
Policy Notes

Gauging the efficacy of enrollment in PhilHealth's employed program will help policymakers in the health sector determine a more effective approach in..
Press Releases

Improving the enrollment rate for the individually paying program (IPP) of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) is an important componen..
Press Releases

This Policy Note analyzes the role of PhilHealth as a purchaser of health services on behalf of its members. It investigates this role in terms of thr..
Policy Notes

The Employed Program is a component of the National Health Insurance Program that caters to the formal sector. It covers people in the government and ..
Policy Notes

One of the schemes of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is the Individually Paying Program (IPP), the voluntary component of th..
Policy Notes

A study released by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) said the Department of Health (DOH) can improve its informati..
Press Releases

The global budget payment (GBP) system, wherein hospitals are given a certain amount that will cover all inpatient services for members of the Philipp..
Press Releases

Although free services and drugs are available in various Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS) units, many tuberculosis (TB) patients still..
Policy Notes

This study is a critical analysis of health services purchasing undertaken by the PhilHealth, which implements the National Health Insurance Program o..
Discussion Papers

Catastrophic illnesses can impoverish a household due to unmanageable expenditures that arise from their treatment or management. The Z Benefits progr..
Policy Notes

A study by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies urges the Department of Health to address serious flaws and challenges in the..
Press Releases
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