scholarly journals WOMEN MIGRANT WORKERS AND SOCIAL PROTECTION SYSTEMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Purwo Purwowi Wibowo
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Protection Systems ◽  
Social Protection Systems

Women migrant workers often face a variety of problems in the workplace, for example violence, sexual abuse, rape, extortion, and so on. Social protection systems for women migrant workers in other countries are very important. In the Philippines, there are two social protection systems to improve social welfare for vulnerable populations. Two models of social protection called the health care system and social health insurance. Both social protection systems can be managed, as based on: (1) culture value, (2) to be funded by the financial institutions, (3) implemented freely, (4) the scheme is combined with the national health insurance system, (5) able to create a high quality service. The conditions of women migrant workers are more vulnerable than male workers. So, the social protection for women migrant workers is urgent and need policies to protect them. The Government of the Philippines emphasizes the problems related to the obligation of women migrant workers to have right information and guidance before they leave the country in order to minimize social problems. Finally, social protection, not only in the Philippines, but also cooperation among countries to ptotect women migrant workers by making policy of social protection from local, national, regional, and international level.   Keywords: Migrant Worker, Social Protection in Philippines, Health Care System, Social Health Insurance

Addressing Inequities in the Irish Health Care System Through Social Health Insurance

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Thomas ◽  
Charles Normand ◽  
Samantha Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Care System

Addressing Inequities in the Irish Health Care System Through Social Health Insurance

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steve Thomas ◽  
Charles Normand ◽  
Samantha Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Care System

scholarly journals Social health insurance in the Philippines: do the poor really benefit?

2020 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 171-187
Author(s):  
Salaheddine El Omari ◽  
Mahmoud Karasneh
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Access To Health Care ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Access To Health

AbstractDeveloping countries have spent a tremendous amount of time and money on social health insurance programs to give the low-income population free access to health care services. Standard economic theory predicts that people use care services more frequently and regularly when they are free. In this paper, we show that providing free access to health services might not be enough to enhance the utilization of health care by indigents.

scholarly journals Factors that affect social health insurance enrollment and retention of the informal sector in the Philippines: a qualitative study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reneepearl Kim Sales ◽  
Gladys Kaye Reyes ◽  
Timothy Ting ◽  
Dante Salvador
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Informal Sector ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Informal Workers ◽  
Insurance Enrollment

Abstract Background. The primary goal of providing social protection to informal sector workers is to guarantee a minimum level of income and dignity that allows for better protection against income shocks and other vulnerabilities. With the passage of the Universal Health Care Act in the Philippines, the determination of factors affecting enrollment and retention into social health insurance among informal sector workers in the Philippines is crucial to design appropriate policies and programs fit to their needs. Methods. This study aimed to identify factors that affect social health insurance enrollment and retention of the informal sector in the Philippines through qualitative research methods of face-to-face, semi-structured focus group discussion and key informant interviews. Results. The analysis identified five broad themes that affect informal sector enrollment and retention in social health insurance: 1) overlaps in categorization, 2) insufficient or inappropriate social health insurance initiatives for the informal sector, 3) awareness and understanding of social health insurance, 4) supply side factors, and 5) convenience and amount of premium payment. Conclusion. Informal workers are individuals who are not covered by protective labor laws and tend to not belong or contribute to a national health insurance scheme. In the case of the Philippines, the diversity of informal work and dynamic nature of the sector works against an ideal one-size-fits-all solution to increasing informal sector enrollment and retention to social health insurance.

scholarly journals Some pain, no gain: experiences with the no-claim rebate in the Dutch health care system

2009 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 405-424 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. HOLLAND ◽  
N.J.A. VAN EXEL ◽  
F.T. SCHUT ◽  
W.B.F. BROUWER
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
High Loss ◽  
Dutch Health ◽  
Dutch Health Care ◽  
Gp Visits ◽  
Care System

AbstractTo contain expenditures in an increasingly demand driven health care system, in 2005 a no-claim rebate was introduced in the Dutch health insurance system. Since demand-side cost sharing is a very controversial issue, the no-claim rebate was launched as a consumer friendly bonus system to reward prudent utilization of health services. Internationally, the introduction of a mandatory no-claim rebate in a social health insurance scheme is unprecedented. Consumers were entitled to an annual rebate of ₠ 255 if no claims were made. During the year, all health care expenses except for GP visits and maternity care were deducted from the rebate until the rebate became zero. In this article, we discuss the rationale of the no-claim rebate and the available evidence of its effect. Using a questionnaire in a convenience sample, we examined people’s knowledge, attitudes, and sensitivity to the incentive scheme. We find that only 4% of respondents stated that they would reduce consumption because of the no-claim rebate. Respondents also indicated that they were willing to accept a high loss of rebate in order to use a medical treatment. However, during the last month of the year many respondents seemed willing to postpone consumption until the next year in order to keep the rebate of the current year intact. A small majority of respondents considered the no-claim rebate to be unfair. Finally, we briefly discuss why in 2008 the no-claim rebate was replaced by a mandatory deductible.

Effects of Price, Information, and Transactions Cost Interventions to Raise Voluntary Enrollment in a Social Health Insurance Scheme: A Randomized Experiment in the Philippines

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 650-662 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Capuno ◽  
Aleli D. Kraft ◽  
Stella Quimbo ◽  
Carlos R. Tan ◽  
Adam Wagstaff
Keyword(s):  
Health Insurance ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Health Insurance Scheme ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Randomized Experiment ◽  
Insurance Scheme ◽  
Price Information ◽  
Transactions Cost

scholarly journals Impacts of the type of social health insurance on health service utilisation and expenditures: implications for a unified system in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 468-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Si Ying Tan ◽  
Xun Wu ◽  
Wei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Insurance Coverage ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Provider Payment ◽  
Out Of Pocket Payments ◽  
The Impact

AbstractWhile moving towards unified social health insurance (SHI) is often a politically popular policy reform in countries where rapid expansion in health insurance coverage has given rise to the segmentation of SHI systems as different SHI schemes were rolled out to serve different populations, the potential impacts of reform on service utilisation and health costs have not been systematically studied. Using data from the Chinese Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), we compared the mean costs incurred for both inpatient and outpatient care under different health insurance schemes, and the impact of different SHI schemes on treatment utilisation and health care costs using a two-part model. Our results show that Urban Employee Medical Insurance, which offers the most generous benefits, incurs the highest total costs prior to reimbursement when compared to other SHI schemes. Our analysis also shows that utilisation of SHI did not show significant reduction in out-of-pocket payments for outpatients. We argue that, unless effective measures are introduced to deal with perverse provider payment incentives, the move towards a unified system with more generous benefits may usher in a new wave of cost escalation for health care systems in China.

scholarly journals Factors Affecting Enrollment in Government Health Insurance Program in Kailali District

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 388-393
Author(s):  
Deepak Raj Paudel
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Chronic Illness ◽  
Social Health Insurance ◽  
Social Health ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Government Health ◽  
Insurance Program ◽  
Health Insurance Program ◽  
Insurance Enrollment

Background: Health care financial burden on households is high in Nepal. High health care expenditure is a major obstacle in achieving universal health coverage. The health insurance is expected to reduce healthcare expenditure. However, only small segments of the population are covered by health insurance in Nepal.This study assessed the factors affecting enrollment in government health insurance program in the first piloted district, Kailali, Nepal.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 1048 households located in 26 wards of Kailali district after 21 months of the implementation of social health insurance program, Nepal. The sample was selected in two stages, first stage being the selection of wards and second, being the households.Results: The higher level of household economic status was associated with increased odds of enrollment in health insurance program (ORs=4.99, 5.04, 5.13, 8.05, for second, third, fourth, and the highest quintile of households, respectively). A higher level of head’s education was associated with increased odds of health insurance enrollment (ORs = 1.58, 1.78, 2.36, for primary, secondary, tertiary education, respectively). Presence of chronic illness in the household was positively associated with increased odds of health insurance enrollment (OR= 1.29). Conclusions: The poor and low educated groups were less benefited by social health insurance program in Kailali district, Nepal. Hence, policymakers should focus to implement income-based premium scheme for ensuring equal access to healthcare.Since household with chronic illness leads to high odds of being enrolled, a compulsory health insurance scheme can make the program financially sustainable.Keywords: Enrollment; health expenditure; health insurance; inequality; Nepal.

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