Reiterating The Rationalized Allocation Of Funds From PCSO For The Greater Medicare Access (GMA) Program And Avian Influenza Program And Allocating Additional PCSO Funding For The Top Five Health Priority Programs Of The Government

MALACAÑAN PALACE
MANILA

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES

EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 447

REITERATING THE RATIONALIZED ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FROM PCSO FOR THE GREATER MEDICARE ACCESS (GMA) PROGRAM AND AVIAN INFLUENZA PROGRAM AND ALLOCATING ADDITIONAL PCSO FUNDING FOR THE TOP FIVE HEALTH PRIORITY PROGRAMS OF THE GOVERNMENT

WHEREAS, in 2004, Executive Order No. 280 was issued to facilitate the implementation of preemptive, active measures by the Department of Health (DOH) and other concerned agencies to control or limit the spread and incidence of Avian Influenza in the country;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7 of Executive Order No. 280 (s. 2004), the PCSO allocated Two Hundred Fifty Million Pesos (P250,000,000) Pesos to support the DOH-led efforts against Avian Influenza, out of which the amount of Twenty Million Pesos (P20,000,000) had been released;

WHEREAS, on January 21, 2004, the PCSO entered into an Agreement with the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) and the Department of Budget and Management through Executive Order No. 276 (s. 2004) to provide indigent families nationwide access to affordable, acceptable, quality health...

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Summary of Executive Order No. 447

Allocation of PCSO Funds for Health Programs
- Section 1 allocates a total of P1,475,000,000.00 from PCSO for the following programs:
• P1,125,000,000.00 for Philhealth to finance the Greater Medicare Access (GMA) Program (Section 1a, Section 2)
• P100,000,000.00 to finance the Low Priced Medicines Program (Section 1b, Section 3)
• P100,000,000.00 to finance the Safe Motherhood and Responsible Parenthood Program (Section 1c, Section 4)
• P100,000,000.00 to finance the Botika ng Bayan Program (Section 1d)
• P50,000,000.00 to finance the Avian Influenza Program (Section 1e)

Greater Medicare Access (GMA) Program
• The GMA Program, implemented in partnership with Philhealth, is identified as an urgent health program. (Section 2)
• The PCSO funding will be used as payment for the LGU premium counterpart for the enrollment of qualified indigent families. (Section 2)

Low Priced Medicines Program
• The Low Priced Medicines Program is identified as another urgent health program. (Section 3)
• The PCSO funding will be used to make low-cost medicines available for the poor through, but not limited to, the establishment of Botika-ng-Bayan. (Section 3)

Safe Motherhood and Responsible Parenthood Program
• The Safe Motherhood and Responsible Parenthood Program is identified as another urgent health program. (Section 4)
• The program aims to promote family planning as an essential public health service and improve access to family planning and safe motherhood services. (Section 4)

Repealing Clause and Effectivity
• All inconsistent laws, issuances, rules, and regulations are repealed or amended accordingly. (Section 5)
• The Executive Order takes effect immediately. (Section 6)