Universal Health Care Act Quiz

This act ensures all Filipinos have equitable access to quality and affordable health care services, along with protection against financial risk.

It refers to a person's actions exceeding their authorized duties, harming the public good.

These are features enhancing comfort or convenience in a health service.

This means regular meals, a shared room with a fan, and shared bathroom facilities.

This refers to a percentage of medical costs that the insured pays themselves.

This is a fixed fee paid at the time a service is accessed.

These include employed individuals, self-employed professionals, and migrant workers, along with their dependents.

This refers to a situation where a patient requires immediate medical attention to prevent loss of life or disability.

This refers to a set of health services covered by the National Health Insurance Program.

This involves any deceitful act resulting in unjust personal gain.

This encompasses various entities involved in providing healthcare.

This refers to a group of primary to tertiary care providers working in a coordinated manner.

This is an organization offering pre-paid health services to its members.

This is a systematic evaluation of the properties and effects of health technologies.

These individuals are not direct contributors and receive premium subsidies from the government.

These are services performed within a health facility or remotely, with individual recipients.

These are interventions addressing large populations, such as health promotion campaigns.

This refers to the first point of contact in the healthcare system, providing accessible, comprehensive, and coordinated care.

This is a healthcare worker trained to deliver initial healthcare services.

This involves coverage of defined health services financed through private payments.

This refers to any act or scheme against the National Health Insurance Program, like overbilling or ghost patients.

All Filipino citizens are automatically included in the National Health Insurance Program.

The Universal Health Care Act aims to achieve 'universal health care' through a systematic approach.

Program membership is divided into two categories: Direct contributors and Indirect contributors.

All members have immediate eligibility for the Program's health benefits, regardless of PhilHealth card or co-payments for basic accommodation.

Direct contributors pay monthly premiums based on their income, with rates increasing each year.

The government gradually adjusts and finances the premium subsidy for indirect contributors through the General Appropriations Act.

PhilHealth reserves a portion of its revenue as a reserve fund to ensure the program's financial stability and future growth.

PhilHealth allocates no more than 7.5% of its collected premiums for administrative costs.

The PhilHealth Board of Directors oversees the National Health Insurance Program.

The President and CEO of PhilHealth is appointed by the President of the Philippines, based on the recommendation of the Board.

All PhilHealth personnel are classified as public health workers, receiving benefits under the Magna Carta of Public Health Workers.

The DOH prioritizes population-based health services, aiming for province-wide and city-wide health systems with integrated care.

The Act emphasizes a performance-driven approach for individual-based health services, with networks contracted for delivery.

LGUs are responsible for pooling resources for health services and managing them through a Special Health Fund.

The Special Health Fund is financed by income from PhilHealth payments and government grants, allocated for improving the local health system.