NSCB - 2004 Philippine National Health Accounts

Slight improvement in the social health insurance, but still far from the HSRA target

The table below shows the targets based on the Health Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA) vis-vis the actual health care spending patterns for 2003 to 2004.

The share of social insurance payments improved only slightly from 8.7 to 9.5 percent. However, this is still way off the 30 percent target in the Health Sector Reform Agenda (HSRA). On the other hand, out-of-pocket expenditures remained at 47 percent of total health expenditures, more than double the 20 percent HSRA target.

USE OF FUNDS	SOURCE OF FUNDS												TOTAL BY USE
	GOVERNMENT			SOCIAL INSURANCE			PRIVATE SECTOR						TOTAL BY USE
	Target	Actual		Target	Actual		Out of Pocket			Others			Target	Actual
		Actual			Actual		Target	Actual		Target	Actual			Actual
		2003	2004		2003	2004	Target	2003	2004	Target	2003	2004		2003	2004
	(in percent)
Personal Health Care	10	15	14	25	8	8	20	47	47	7	11	11	62	81	80
Public Health Care	20	10	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	10	10
Others	10	7	7	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	18	11	11
TOTAL BY SOURCE	40	32	31	30	9	9	20	47	47	10	15	14	100	100	100

Source: National Statistical Coordination Board