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Section 7Sec./Art. 7
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(a) Population-based health services shall be financed by the National Government through the DOH and provided free of charge at point of service for all Filipinos.
The National Government shall support LGUs in the financing of capital investments and provision of population-based interventions.
(b) Individual-based health services shall be financed primarily through prepayment mechanisms such as social health insurance, private health insurance, and HMO plans to ensure predictability of health expenditures.
CHAPTER III
NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM
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