The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, commonly known as Philhealth, was established through the enactment of Repurlic Act (RA) 7875 or the National Health Insurance Act of 1995, which introduced the National Health Insurance Program (NHIP). The main objective of RA 7875 it to provide the people financial access to health services through a social health insurance mechanism by which they can pay or purchase the health services they need. RA 7875 also prioritizes the marginalized sectors – the indigents, women and children, and indigenous groups, among others.