Top 5 Thesis Topics on VAT-Exempt Medicines and Healthcare Policy in the Philippines

Source: GMA News Online

Let me convince you to make this a thesis.

A parent skips meals just to buy one tablet. A student works two jobs to afford their grandmother's maintenance drugs. Every time we pay for medicine, we don't just buy healing. We buy survival. And for too many Filipinos, that cost is killing them faster than the disease itself.

Now the BIR has finally exempted 10 more medicines from VAT. Cancer. Diabetes. Hypertension. Mental illness. Sounds like a win. But why did it take this long? Why are life-saving drugs still taxed at all? The truth is this. Our healthcare system punishes the sick and protects profit. We don’t have a drug problem. We have a policy problem. This is where your research can make change.

Who Can Use These Topics

This research is ideal for students and professionals pursuing the following courses or strands:

College Programs:

• Public Health

• Political Science

• Pharmacy

• Medical Technology

• Nursing

• Social Work

• Business Administration

Senior High School Strands:

• STEM

• ABM

• HUMSS

5 Thesis Topic Ideas

1.Impact of VAT Exemption on the Accessibility of Mental Health Medicines in Low-Income Communities

This study investigates how removing VAT affects patients' ability to purchase mental health drugs.

Target Respondents

• Mental health patients

• Community health workers

• Pharmacists

2.Perceived Affordability of Maintenance Medications for Hypertension Before and After VAT Removal

This research explores changes in perception and spending habits among hypertensive patients.

Target Respondents

• Hypertensive adults

• Caregivers

• Local clinic staff

3.Correlation Between Drug Pricing Policies and Treatment Compliance Among Diabetic Patients

Examines if policy-driven price changes influence whether patients stick to their medication schedule.

Target Respondents

• Diabetic patients

• Endocrinologists

• Pharmacists

4.Awareness of VAT-Exempt Medicines Among

Filipino Cancer Patients

Looks into how well cancer patients know about their rights and benefits under the new VAT exemption.

Target Respondents

• Cancer patients

• Oncologists

• Hospital social workers

5.Effects of Price Regulation on the Availability of Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Medications in Public Pharmacies

Analyzes how pricing policies affect the actual stock and distribution of drugs in barangay health centers.

Target Respondents

• Pharmacists

• Barangay health officers

• Patients with high cholesterol or heart disease

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• Your title keeps getting rejected

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