Pangasinan Mayors Support Universal Health Insurance for Indigents

Pangasinan Mayors Support Universal Health Insurance for Indigents.  Governor Amado T. Espino, Jr. (center of right photo) urges all mayors (left photo) to find appropriate tool that would identify the true poor among the enrolees who are qualified to receive PhilHealth insurance under the Sponsored Program during a consultative meeting with local chief executives of Pangasinan last June 7 at the Capitol Resort Hotel in Lingayen.  The Governor made the appeal following the signing of memorandum of agreement between the province of Pangasinan and PhilHealth last June 4 that aims to provide universal enrolment of indigent families in PhilHealth.  Majority of the mayors agreed to provide counterpart fund to pay the premiums of their indigent constituents.   With the Governor in right photo are: Provincial Health Officer Anna Ma. Teresa De Guzman (left) and Vice Governor Jose Ferdinand Z. Calimlim, Jr. (right).