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Item Restricted Determinants of health care demand in the Philippines - lessons from recent studies(2023-01-10) Caurez, Beatrice Nathalie L.; Sambajon, Dana Eilyn O.; Solon, Orville Jose C.Understanding healthcare demand allows policymakers to gain useful information for improving people's health through improved access to health facilities. There have been numerous studies on healthcare demand but there has not been a comprehensive review and compilation of their findings and methodologies, especially since they produce conflicting results. This paper is mainly focused on two things, analyzing the existing studies and literature about healthcare demand in the Philippines and combining lessons from these past studies to come up with a latest model that will aid in understanding the healthcare demand in the country. Building on previous studies, we specified 12 outcome categories using a multinomial logit model. These outcomes are a combination of the health status of individuals (sick and not sick) and the 5 types of health facilities visited, if any. Due to the wide gap in PhilHealth accreditation between hospitals and public health facilities, this study separated hospitals (public and private) from health facilities (public and private). Furthermore, this study’s model included those who are sick but chose not to visit any healthcare facility since most of the previous healthcare studies reviewed usually only included those who visited a facility to determine demand. The majority of our variables of interest (costs, severity of illness, reasons for visiting) have the same relationships with healthcare demand regardless of the individual’s health status. The results for the costs and reasons for visiting variables revealed insignificant effects on general healthcare demand, which matches Akin et al’s [1986] findings. However, this is contrary to the results of Ae Kim et al [2014], who found the cost of healthcare to be significant in healthcare utilization or demand. On the other hand, it was observed that there were varying representations for the severity of illness variable, which lead to differences in the results of previous studies. This study used categories of illnesses to represent the severity of illness and it was observed to have a positive correlation with sick individuals’ healthcare demand. Meanwhile, insurance and wealth variables exhibit notable differences in both not sick and sick individuals. Different trends among respondents coming from different wealth indexes were revealed.Item Restricted Effects of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on PhilHealth awareness, preventive healthcare, and proper treatment-seeking behavior among Filipino households(2017-12-21) Lagman, Julia Gabrielle D. ; Lim, Patrick Gabriel C. ; Jandoc, Karl Robert L.This research aims to examine the effects of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) on PhilHealth awareness, preventive healthcare, and treatment-seeking behavior among the program's beneficiaries. The 4Ps is a program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), designed to help alleviate poverty in the country through cash assistance granted to households that meet program eligibility and fulfill certain conditions. An impact evaluation strategy called Propensity Score Matching (PSM) was used in this research to compare treatment outcomes between beneficiary households and non-beneficiary households. Results show that Pantawid Pamilya households are more likely to visit health facilities for consultation or treatment, and are able to fulfill program conditions that target healthcare. PhilHealth membership is more pronounced among program beneficiaries, and its benefits were availed when paying for medical expenses. The study finds that Pantawid Pamilya has a significant positive impact on health outcomes of beneficiary households. It is also a valuable tool in providing access to health care services to the poorest in the country. Policymakers must make further improvements in the program that ensure the best health outcomes for its beneficiaries, such as increasing the scope of services provided by program conditionalities and PhilHealth.