Wellness FINANCING
However, these changes require money.
In the Philippines, people care is financed through the DOH’s annual national planning, a locality’s resources for health, various social welfare programs, and a victim’s out of pocket investing.
Over half of Philippine institutions are run by private individuals.  ,
Some localities operate federal health facilities, while the DOH operates others. There are also some examples of state institutions that are separate revenue-generating.
Spanish Charity Sweepstakes Office, a state-run company that manages gambling centers, uses income to support pay hospital bills of poor patients. Different forms of assistance are offered through state departments.
The process of securing financing, however, may be long and arduous, as in the case of Mr Lescano, whose home had to line up at different practices for financial aid.  ,
Cyrus, was admitted at a private clinic. However, some public hospitals already have what are known as Malasakit Centres ( Care Centers ), where these various social assistance organizations are represented to facilitate the processing of applications.
The Spanish authorities imposed’sin taxes’ on products like cigarettes and alcohol in 2012. The health ministry and PhilHealth are funded by the fees.
Potential developments in electronic smoking or vapes are anticipated, according to advocates.
PhilHealth, nevertheless, has drawn criticism for delayed payment of its responsibilities to private hospitals.  ,
Dr Ona, the original health minister, said digitalization would be good to optimize the processing of the statements.
Dr Campued, the public health expert, yet, said electronic health records are still not uniform across clinics, making the control more challenging.  ,
In a pilot program, PhilHealth is testing the availability of inpatient services through its outpatient gain deal, known as Konsulta, as part of its outpatient benefit package.