Privitization of Public Hospitals

This had been an item in the news weeks ago. This will have a great impact on the health concerns of ordinary citizens who don't have enough money for hospitalization expenses. If the government will adapt this, it is almost tantamount to depriving the poor or majority of the citizenry the right to proper medical care knowing how rates of private hospital services are.

It has advantages and disadvantages for many of us. With privatization we can expect a much higher fees as compared to what the government charges. We have to understand that the buyers would be buying this investment of course for profit. The advantages of this one is we can expect the improvement of the services and maybe the facilities of the hospital since if it will be privatize they will have to improve their services so they can justify the increase in fees they will charge to their patients.

I haven't read anything regarding that matter but I hope there would be still a chance for indigent to be accomodate in the hospitals to cure their sickness.

hello asdomencil. if privatization will lad to better health services, why not? but if it will just widen the gap between the rich and the poor then the government is not really doing its responsibility to its citizens that is ' to provide equal and quality health services for all'. better and quality health services is a RIGHT of every person that has to be provided for by the government. everybody do not like to get sick especially in our times because it is too expensive to get sick. but there are really instances that one cannot avoid to get sick because of poor health practices too.

oh that's so sad, privatization of hospitals is not good ,the treatment may not reach the poor. The charges may be increased and only the higher class people can afford them. In our country there are already many private hospitals and the treatment in government hospitals is not at all worthy , no proper medicine is available, and also surroundings of the hospitals are really bad.

This is what we have to endure for electing government officials who come from well to do family and don't really understood how to be poor. What's next? That it is now illegal to be sick without money? And what government hospital will they privatized? The big ones, the like of PGH, or the San Lazaro hospital which caters for thousands and thousands of poor sick Filipinos in Metro Manila? If they privatized this big government hospitals where will those poor individuals goes for treatment? Why don't they just shoot them in the head because they are just burden to the government expenditures. Yes, if they privatized this hospitals, surely there will be much improvement in health care services they can provide. But who will benefits from it? Will they serve the poor people who can't afford their "quality health care services"? The government is running away from its duty to give the people the health care they need, instead of putting more moneys for government hospitals now they want to take away those hospitals that care for poor people and privatized them. What a shame! Have a nice evening Ciao!

If this has to happen that means revolution. Majority in our country belongs to the poor status and how could our government kill the citizen of this country- (where is justice) Hope the government officials think twice before people will chase them and get them down- not on their knees but worse than we thought.

Most people have no right to get sick if it comes to that. It's the same over here. You always have to pay the bill. You are forced to have a health insurance no matter if you are sick or not or will ever need it. Even with that you still have to pay the biggest part (or everything) yourself. You are not allowed to go to hospital yourself (includes first aid). You have to call your doctor first, make an appointment, pay for that and if he/she thinks that.. you can go to hospital. They kick you out early and sell the same bed that day again to someone else. It doesn't matter if the hospital is private or not (I think by now most are the way they are working which means: making money since it's a business) you have to pay. If you can not pay you are not welcome (you need to be registered at the hospital too, incl. ID and your picture!). I am not happy with it, think it's a shame but it works like that everywhere. Hospitals, lawyers, schools/education.. if you have money you have rights, way more rights. If you do not have the money you are forced to pay but you have no rights at all.

If this happens, the people will suffer. Not all Filipinos are still in poverty, they can not afford if it will happen. Have great day!