Manila, March 24 -- The state-run social health insurance company vowed to fast-track the crafting of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Universal Health Care Law to operationalize its provisions earlier than the mandated six-month maximum timeline.
In a statement on Saturday, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) acting president Roy Ferrer said the agency has conducted a health care financing summit to gather insights on how to better approach health care financing issues from experts and stakeholders.
The summit with the theme "Multiple Lenses, One Collective Stand on Health Financing: A Framework for Action" was attended by local and international experts and representatives from the academe, health car...