Panel Discussion Questions
Panel Discussion Questions
Panel Discussion Questions
“Universal Health Care: What Every Primary Care Doctor Must Understand”
Panel:
Moderator: Dr. Ma. Cecilia D. Alinea
Panelists: Dr. Maria Francia M. Laxamana (DOH)
Dr. Oscar D. Tinio (PMA)
Dr. Israel Francis A. Pargas (PHILHEALTH)
Dr. Anthony Geronimo H. Cordero (ACADEME)
MECHANICS:
• How will the academe optimally prepare the medical graduate for the UHC?
• DOH
• The Health Development Assessment per municipality or province is necessary to
determine standard payment scheme for certain diseases. How do you intend to carry this
out?
• Who are the members of the Health Development Assessment council (HDAC) and who
has the mandate to choose them? DOH or the local government units?
• What are the qualifications of the members?
• PMA
• What is the role of PMA in the full implementation of the UHC law?
• What are the steps being taken by PMA to make all members understand their status or
position in the UHC roll out: general practitioner, specialist and sub-specialist?
• Philhealth
• With the current backlogs of Philhealth payments, how can we ensure payments for the
primary care physicians?
• What are the preparations being taken to avoid payment delay?
• If a patient from the province choose to come to Manila for a more comprehensive
treatment, what will be the extent of Philhealth coverage under the UHC law?
• Since Health Development assessment varies between LGU’s, and Philhealth payments
are the same across all levels depending on the income bracket, would there be a
perceived inequity in terms of Philhealth coverage just because you are not from Metro
Manila?
• Academe
• Should there be a body to standardize primary care education / is a primary care
curriculum blueprint necessary?
• Should the medical curriculum be re-designed to better equip them for quality primary
care?