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Awareness of health insurance benefits in the Philippines: what do people know and how?

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  • Caryn Bredenkamp
  • Joseph Capuno
  • Aleli Kraft
  • Louisa Poco
  • Stella Quimbo
  • Carlos Antonio Tan, Jr

Abstract

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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  • Caryn Bredenkamp & Joseph Capuno & Aleli Kraft & Louisa Poco & Stella Quimbo & Carlos Antonio Tan, Jr, 2017. "Awareness of health insurance benefits in the Philippines: what do people know and how?," Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Series 116646, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:hnpdps:116646
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    1. Capuno, Joseph J. & Kraft, Aleli D. & Poco, Louisa Camille & Quimbo, Stella A. & Tan, Carlos Antonio R., 2019. "Health conditions, payments, proximity, and opportunity costs: Examining delays in seeking inpatient and outpatient care in the Philippines," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 238(C), pages 1-1.
    2. JJ Capuno & AD Kraft & LC Poco & SA Quimbo & CAR Tan, Jr., 2017. "Factors associated with the delay in seeking inpatient and outpatient care services in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 201703, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

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