A MEMORANDUM of Understanding (MOU) was signed by Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) that will institute conceptualization and implementation of policy reforms in line with the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act.
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) Acting President and Chief Executive Officer Emmanuel Ledesma Jr. and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) President Aniceto Orbeta Jr., PhD, together with Department of Health (DOH) Officer-in-Charge Dr. Maria Rosario Singh-Vergeire, signed the MOU, wherein PhilHealth will be the main beneficiary.
The PIDS will serve as the technical support provider for the necessary expertise needed to develop and evaluate strategic UHC-related policies, while the DOH will be the lead steward, beneficiary, and funding source of the mentioned partnership.
The agreement shall provide DOH and PhilHealth enhanced analytical and technical capacity in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the policies under the UHC.
“Through this partnership, the DOH will ensure that this will be an avenue to engage more public health practitioners and more experts to work on the further fulfillment of Universal Health Care,” Vergeire said.
“We, at the Department, look forward to more shared successes towards UHC for every Filipino. Together, we can truly transform the health systems and fully realize Universal Health Care in the country,” she added.
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