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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2025
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
PIDS Discussion Paper Series No. 2025-28
Verlag: 
Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), Quezon City
Zusammenfassung: 
In this report, we characterize the government health expenditures, examine the fragmented and overlapping nature of different financing streams, and propose a framework to address these challenges. In the past decade, the Philippines has experienced unprecedented growth in government health expenditures, driven by growing fiscal space, policy prioritization towards health, and rising national income. While this trend is commendable, we observed growing fragmentation in the system despite consolidation attempts under the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Multiple financing streams, including PhilHealth, the country's national health insurance program, national and local government budgets, and medical assistance programs and subsidies in the form of patronages, often overlap and sometimes compete. This undermines efficiency and equity by risk pooling, limiting economies of scale, and leading to instances of "double funding."
Schlagwörter: 
Health Financing
Health Expenditure
Universal Health Care
National Health Insurance Program
Dokumentart: 
Working Paper

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