has mandated Health Technology

Assessment as “a fair and transparent priority setting mechanism for the development of policies and

programs, regulation, and the determination of a range of entitlements” in recognition of the role of

evidence-informed policy and decision-making in pursuit of UHC. The Act mandates that“Every Filipino

shall be granted immediate eligibility and access to preventive, promotive, curative, rehabilitative, and

palliative care for medical, dental, mental and emergency health services, delivered either as

population-based or individual-based health services: Provided, that the goods and services to be included

shall be determined through a fair and transparent health technology assessment process.” Among others,

this mechanism leads to increased quality of care and saves the government from unnecessary

expenditures since only cost-effective technologies will be funded.