The Philippines, admittedly, has a long way to go before it can lay claim to having universal healthcare coverage. This is not to say, however, that nothing is being done at this front. In fact, ...

Through BUx, MediCard members can now pay for their coverage through payment channels such as online banking, credit/debit card payments, e-wallets, and over-the-counter transactions.

Under the partnership, MediCard will use UBX’s end-to-end payment gateway BUx and the transact-now-pay-later solution Splix to provide members with flexible payment options, UBX said in a statement.

And MediCard has been through this before. “Ultimately, the one thing about MediCard is we want to make sure that everything is fair and transparent, that you will be able to access health care in the ...