Marvin’s Death: A Healthcare Policy Failure
On June 4, 2026, Marvin, a lifelong working-class contributor to the national health insurance system (PhilHealth), succumbed to a brain hematoma at 12:29 AM, just eighteen hours after hospital admission.…
Reflections on rights and hospital care
We see a family in crisis having to deal with commodification of health care. We see a system where health care is a business transaction between the patient and the health care provider.