Manila, Feb. 27 -- The Commission on Filipinos Overseas (CFO), together with the Department of Health, the Philippine Retirement Authority, and Filipino-American advocacy groups, is pushing for the portability of US Medicare and Medicaid benefits in the Philippines.

In a media briefing on Thursday, CFO Secretary Dante Ang II emphasized the proposal's advantages, describing it as a "win-win situation for both the Philippines and the United States."

He said that once realized, Medicare portability would encourage more Filipino-American retirees to return and stay in the Philippines which would boost the local economy.

"Why CFO is doing this? It is because we want the Filipinos overseas to consider returning home. At the CFO, we want to r...