Ona’s disclosure came as he led the inauguration of new
facilities of the Bulacan Medical Center (BMC) here which he described as the
best health facility in the country operated by a provincial government.
“This year, almost all poorest Filipino families are
enrolled in PhilHealth,: he said noting that said number is easily
equivalent 23-M to 25-M individuals.
Ona said that the national government is paying P12-Billion
a year for the premium of health insurance of poorest families.
“It only shows na hindi lang slogan yung Universal Health
Care program ni Pangulong Aquino,’ he said and added that the President is
really sincere in improving health care system in the country.
Ona said the key in the UHCP is the increasing enrollment of
Filipinos to Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth), which is he
said is one of the examples of public private partnership.