Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data

Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data

In December 2012, the government of the Philippines passed the Sin Tax Law (RA 10351) which restructured and raised tobacco and alcohol taxes, while earmarking 85 percent of the incremental revenues for health. Of this 85 percent, 80 percent was in...

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Main Authors: Bredenkamp, Caryn, Capuno, Joseph, Kraft, Aleli, Poco, Louis, Quimbo, Stella, Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr.
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:
HEALTH INSURANCE
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
SIN TAX
TOBACCO TAX
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/213221498201270416/Expansion-of-health-insurance-in-the-Philippines-evidence-from-panel-data
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spelling okr-10986-276692021-05-25T09:01:41Z Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data Bredenkamp, Caryn Capuno, Joseph Kraft, Aleli Poco, Louis Quimbo, Stella Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr. HEALTH INSURANCE UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE SIN TAX TOBACCO TAX In December 2012, the government of the Philippines passed the Sin Tax Law (RA 10351) which restructured and raised tobacco and alcohol taxes, while earmarking 85 percent of the incremental revenues for health. Of this 85 percent, 80 percent was intended to be used to provide free health insurance for poor and near-poor families through the National Health Insurance Program managed by PhilHealth, programs intended to speed progress of the health Millennium Development Goals, and programs to promote health awareness. The remaining 20 percent augments the financing of the Medical Assistance Program of the Department of Health (DOH), which is a hospital-based fund (in the name of mayors, congressmen, and DOH officials) that can be used at the discretion of the facility to cover the medical costs of those who cannot afford to pay, and also the DOH’s Health Facilities Enhancement Program which allows the DOH to supplement the local governments’ investments in health facilities. This reform was important from a health financing perspective.In November 2014, free health insurance coverage was also extended to the elderly. This paper assesses the extent to which the automatic enrollment of a large number of poor and elderly people into health insurance programs, as a result of the Sin Tax Law, has been associated with an increase in self-reported health insurance coverage, especially among the poorest quintiles and households living below the poverty line. 2017-08-07T22:41:58Z 2017-08-07T22:41:58Z 2017-03 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/213221498201270416/Expansion-of-health-insurance-in-the-Philippines-evidence-from-panel-data http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27669 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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topic HEALTH INSURANCE
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
SIN TAX
TOBACCO TAX
spellingShingle HEALTH INSURANCE
UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
SIN TAX
TOBACCO TAX
Bredenkamp, Caryn
Capuno, Joseph
Kraft, Aleli
Poco, Louis
Quimbo, Stella
Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr.
Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data
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description In December 2012, the government of the Philippines passed the Sin Tax Law (RA 10351) which restructured and raised tobacco and alcohol taxes, while earmarking 85 percent of the incremental revenues for health. Of this 85 percent, 80 percent was intended to be used to provide free health insurance for poor and near-poor families through the National Health Insurance Program managed by PhilHealth, programs intended to speed progress of the health Millennium Development Goals, and programs to promote health awareness. The remaining 20 percent augments the financing of the Medical Assistance Program of the Department of Health (DOH), which is a hospital-based fund (in the name of mayors, congressmen, and DOH officials) that can be used at the discretion of the facility to cover the medical costs of those who cannot afford to pay, and also the DOH’s Health Facilities Enhancement Program which allows the DOH to supplement the local governments’ investments in health facilities. This reform was important from a health financing perspective.In November 2014, free health insurance coverage was also extended to the elderly. This paper assesses the extent to which the automatic enrollment of a large number of poor and elderly people into health insurance programs, as a result of the Sin Tax Law, has been associated with an increase in self-reported health insurance coverage, especially among the poorest quintiles and households living below the poverty line.
format Working Paper
author Bredenkamp, Caryn
Capuno, Joseph
Kraft, Aleli
Poco, Louis
Quimbo, Stella
Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr.
author_facet Bredenkamp, Caryn
Capuno, Joseph
Kraft, Aleli
Poco, Louis
Quimbo, Stella
Tan, Carlos Antonio, Jr.
author_sort Bredenkamp, Caryn
title Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data
title_short Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data
title_full Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data
title_fullStr Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data
title_full_unstemmed Expansion of Health Insurance in the Philippines : Evidence from Panel Data
title_sort expansion of health insurance in the philippines : evidence from panel data
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2017
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/213221498201270416/Expansion-of-health-insurance-in-the-Philippines-evidence-from-panel-data
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