Lawmakers question government’s readiness to implement UHC Law 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Charissa Luci-AtienzaLawmakers questioned Wednesday the readiness of the Department of Health (DOH) and the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (Philhealth) to implement Republic Act 11223 or the “Universal Health Care (UHC) Law”. He said at least 50 local government units (LGUs)—both highly urbanized cities and provinces– have manifested their initial interest “to be integrated” in the UHC program. I look at this as a very big problem because if Philhealth collapses, then the whole UHC program goes down the drain,” she said. During the briefing, Philhealth president and chief executive officer Ricardo Morales expressed Philhealth’s readiness to implement the program, citing its viable financial standing.

Source: Manila Bulletin November 13, 2019 11:46 UTC