Budget woes limit reach of UHC law

MANILA, Philippines — The government’s universal health care (UHC) program won’t exactly be universal in 2020 due to budgetary restraints and lack of preparedness, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III admitted to lawmakers on Wednesday. There “cannot be a national rollout” of the much-touted health insurance program of the Duterte administration, said Duque, who appeared at … Continue reading Budget woes limit reach of UHC law