primary care benefit 1 - Philippine Health Insurance Corporation

II. RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE
PRIMARY CARE BENEFIT 1
In support of the Aquino Health Agenda to provide Universal Health Care for all Filipinos,
also known as Kalusugan Pangkalahatan (KP), and consistent with its execution plan, the
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation aims to ensure that all Filipinos have access to
quality health services that are efficiently delivered, equitably distributed, fairly financed
and appropriately utilized by an informed and empowered public.
To achieve these goals, the Corporation through PhilHealth Board Resolution No. 1587, s.
2012 amended the implementation of the Outpatient Benefit Package and approved a
Primary Care Benefit 1 (PCB1) Package, with the following objectives:
1. Expand the number of services included in the Primary Health Care benefits for
PhilHealth members;
2. Increase the utilization rate for services included in the Primary Health Care benefits
for PhilHealth members;
3. Enhance incentives for PCB providers to promote healthy behaviour, prevent diseases
and/or associated complications, and facilitate appropriate referral; and
4. Ensure complete and timely reporting of health data for monitoring and performance
assessment and evaluation purposes.
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