UHC EXAM 2023 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

what filipinos can expect from the universal health care law? all filipinos will be granted health coverage but not everything will be free universal health care law - all Filipinos are covered - it is not completely free - PhilHealth will become the "national purchaser" of health goods and services - DOH will still be in charge of "population-based" health services - health systems will become city-wide and province-wide - A "Health Technology and Assessment Council" (HTAC) will be created - health information will be collected UHCL by NEDA policy issue 1: limited coverage of the national health insurance program 2: overlapping of functions of govt agencies policy issue 1 - limited coverage of the national health insurance program --- in 2017, about 54.5% of total health payment came from Filipinos' own pocket, with medicines and drugs as the main contributors. Lack of PhilHealth coverage of medicines for outpatients and the high cost of drugs and medicines in the country push the out-of-pocket expenditure up. policy issue 2 - overlapping of functions of govt agencies --- the Philippine health system has been operating on a devolved set-up. The Department of Health supervises specialty, DOH-retained, and regional hospitals. The Department of National Defense runs military hospitals. And local government units operate their respective health facilities. clarified roles under the universal health care law - department of health and local government units - philhealth population based health services refers to interventions, such as health promotion, disease surveillance, and vector control, that address population-wide concerns. individual based health services refers to services that can be accessed within a health facility or remotely, and can be definitively traced back to one recipient Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia Republic Act. No 11223 Universal Health Care Act Universal Health Care Act it is the policy of the state to protect and promote the right to health of all Filipinos and instill health consciousness among them