Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How?
In recent years, the Philippines has seen a rapid expansion of health insurance coverage, especially among the poor. In particular, the implementation of the 2012 Sin Tax Law, which increased tobacco and alcohol excise tax and earmarked most of the...
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okr-10986-276682021-05-25T09:01:40Z Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? Bredenkamp, Caryn Capuno, Joseph Kraft, Aleli Poco, Louis Quimbo, Stella Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr. HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT PACKAGE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS PhilHealth In recent years, the Philippines has seen a rapid expansion of health insurance coverage, especially among the poor. In particular, the implementation of the 2012 Sin Tax Law, which increased tobacco and alcohol excise tax and earmarked most of the incremental revenues for PhilHealth premium subsidies for indigent households, contributed to an increase in the number of families receiving government-subsidized health insurance from 5.2 million to 15.3 million poor families and senior citizens between 2012 and 2015. This paper assesses how people who are eligible for government-subsidized (free) health insurance through Philippines Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) find out about their eligibility and their benefits, and also how well people know the PhilHealth benefits. 2017-08-07T22:38:03Z 2017-08-07T22:38:03Z 2017-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/338961498200268408/Awareness-of-health-insurance-benefits-in-the-Philippines-what-do-people-know-and-how http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27668 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper East Asia and Pacific Philippines |
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HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT PACKAGE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE CONDITIONAL CASH TRANSFERS PhilHealth Bredenkamp, Caryn Capuno, Joseph Kraft, Aleli Poco, Louis Quimbo, Stella Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr. Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? |
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In recent years, the Philippines has
seen a rapid expansion of health insurance coverage,
especially among the poor. In particular, the implementation
of the 2012 Sin Tax Law, which increased tobacco and alcohol
excise tax and earmarked most of the incremental revenues
for PhilHealth premium subsidies for indigent households,
contributed to an increase in the number of families
receiving government-subsidized health insurance from 5.2
million to 15.3 million poor families and senior citizens
between 2012 and 2015. This paper assesses how people who
are eligible for government-subsidized (free) health
insurance through Philippines Health Insurance Corporation
(PhilHealth) find out about their eligibility and their
benefits, and also how well people know the PhilHealth benefits. |
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Working Paper |
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Bredenkamp, Caryn Capuno, Joseph Kraft, Aleli Poco, Louis Quimbo, Stella Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr. |
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Bredenkamp, Caryn Capuno, Joseph Kraft, Aleli Poco, Louis Quimbo, Stella Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr. |
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Bredenkamp, Caryn |
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Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? |
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Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? |
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Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? |
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Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? |
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Awareness of Health Insurance Benefits in the Philippines : What Do People Know and How? |
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awareness of health insurance benefits in the philippines : what do people know and how? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2017 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/338961498200268408/Awareness-of-health-insurance-benefits-in-the-Philippines-what-do-people-know-and-how http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27668 |
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