According to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the last three session weeks of Congress is crucial for the government’s universal health care program as it determines the funding for the Filipinos’ health care.
To bridge the financing gap of P426 billion, the DOF and the Department of Health are looking at higher excise tax on tobacco and alcohol as sources of funds for the UHC. Congress needs to act on the DOF and DOH-backed proposal under Sen. Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao’s Senate Bill No. 1599 before it ends on June 7 this year.
But if the current Congress gets to pass the law before it adjourns in June, PhilHealth coverage will expand to cover 120 drugs and there will be no limit on primary care treatment. Dominguez recalled that President Duterte urged Congress in his 3rd State-of-the-Nation Address last year to approve both the UHC and ‘sin’ tax increases, and subsequently agreed to certify Pacquiao’s bill, with the Cabinet recommending the swift passage of this measure.
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