L2.1: Universal Healthcare Act

• • Health is a basic human right
  • “The state shall protect and promote the right to the health of the people.”


  1987 Philippine Constitution
• • All Filipinos are guaranteed access to quality and affordable health care goods and services, and protected against financial risk
  • Ensures health, protection from health hazards and risks, and access to readily available health services suited for their needs.
  • Cost-effective, promotive, preventive, rehabilitative services are accessed without financial hardships.


  Universal Health Care
• • An act instituting Universal Health Care for all Filipinos, prescribing reforms in the health care system.
  • Republic Act 11223
  • Signed by the former President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on February 20, 2019
  • “By automatically enrolling our citizens into the national health insurance program and expanding PhilHealth coverage to include free medical consultations and laboratory tests, this law will guarantee: Equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare for all Filipinos.”


  Universal Health Care Act
• • Mandates structural and functional changes in health financing, service delivery, and governance.
  • Address the fragmented health system through province or city-wide health systems.
  • Constitutes universal healthcare for all Filipinos
  • People-centered approach
  • Provides access to healthcare services, financial coverage, and centers the needs and well-being of the Filipinos.

  Universal Health Care Act
• Objectives of Universal Healthcare Act

  • Progressively realizing universal health care in the country through a systematic approach and clear delineation of agencies and stakeholders towards better performance in the health system.
  • Ensures that all Filipinos are guaranteed equitable access to quality and affordable healthcare and are protected against financial risk [Ex: Out of Pocket Expenditure]