Philippines health program deteriorating, says Binay

 01-Jan-16, The Standard 

Vice President Jejomar Binay on Monday criticized the government’s health program, saying the health services in the country had deteriorated as its health policies had been an additional burden to the poor instead of helping them.

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“It is very sad that an ordinary worker gets a big tax cut but receives little assistance particularly from government health service,” Binay’s spokesman Joey Salgado said.

Citing a report from IBON Foundation, Salgado said PhilHealth members were still shelling out large amounts of money for confinement, medicine and other medical needs, and that was defeating the purpose of PhilHealth membership.

“Health services have not improved at all and have even became more costly to the public,” Salgado said.

“A Binay administration will improve the PhilHealth system and will develop and implement a comprehensive health program with emphasis on preventive health care that is accessible to Filipinos.”

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