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Section 3Sec./Art. 3
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General Objectives. - This Act seeks to:
a. provide all citizens of the Philippines with the mechanism to gain financial access to health services;
b. create the National Health Insurance Program, hereinafter referred to as the Program, to serve as the means to help the people pay for health care services;
c. prioritize and accelerate the provision of health services to all Filipinos, especially that segment of the population who cannot afford such services; and
d. establish the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, hereinafter referred to as the Corporation, that will administer the Program at central and local levels.
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