The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, known as PhilHealth, a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation created in February 1995 under Republic Act 7875, the National Health Insurance Act of 1995, tasked with ensuring a sustainable national health insurance program for the whole country. It replaced the more limited Philippine Medical Care Program that had operated since 1971 under the 1969 Philippine Medical Care Act, and PhilHealth's membership categories cover formal sector workers, subsidized indigents, senior citizens aged 60 and above, and overseas Filipino workers. Reported coverage expanded from an estimated 86 percent of the population by 2010 to a claimed 100 percent by June 2013, though a 2008 national survey had found only 38 percent of households aware they were enrolled, a gap researchers point to when questioning how meaningful headline coverage figures are. PhilHealth operates under the Department of Health and is headquartered in Pasig, Metro Manila.
Facts
Launch YearSourced to the subject's own account Sponsoring BodySourced to the subject's own accountDepartment of Health, Government of the Philippines 1 Target PopulationSourced to the subject's own accountNearly the entire Philippine population across six membership categories: Formal employees, Indigents, Sponsored Members, Lifetime retirees, Senior Citizens, and the Informal Economy including overseas Filipino workers 1 Geographic ScopeSourced to the subject's own account Measured ResultsSourced to the subject's own accountPhilHealth reported estimated coverage of 100 percent of the population by June 2013 1 Program status (class)Sourced to the subject's own account Disputed
Program StatusActive; PhilHealth reported 86 percent population coverage in 2010, contested by 2008 national survey data showing only 38 percent household awareness of enrollment 1 Sourced to the subject's own accountPhilHealth self-reported near-universal coverage in 2010 and 2013, but the cited 2008 national household survey found much lower actual awareness of enrollment; the atlas records both figures rather than resolving the discrepancy. Classification
Program KindSourced to the subject's own accountHealth Insurance or Financing Program 1 Connections
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Asia, found in there.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation
WikipediaLead paragraph, first sentence
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) is a tax-exempt, government-owned and -controlled corporation in the Philippines that provides national health insurance.
History section, final sentence
Approved by President Fidel Ramos on February 14, 1995, it became the basis of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation.
Lead paragraph, second sentence
The corporation was created in 1995 to provide universal health care in the Philippines, and is attached to the country's Department of Health.
Lead paragraph, first sentence, corporate-scope clause
a tax-exempt, government-owned and -controlled corporation in the Philippines that provides national health insurance
Lead paragraph, third paragraph, coverage claim sentence
coverage (86 percent of the population; however, the 2008 National Demographic Health Survey indicated that only 38 percent of respondents were aware of at least one household member enrolled in PhilHealth.
Mandate and functions section, first sentence
PhilHealth has six membership categories, covering nearly the entire population.
Mandate and functions section, coverage estimate sentence
By June 2013, estimated coverage was 100 percent.
- Wikipedia 'Philippine Health Insurance Corporation': present-tense description as a current government corporation; checked 2026-09-27.
Program classification, entity description sentence
The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, known as PhilHealth, a tax-exempt, government-owned and controlled corporation created in February 1995 under Republic Act 7875, the National Health Insurance Act of 1995, tasked with ensuring a sustainable national health insurance program for the whole country.
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