PhilHealth YAKAP: How It Works and How to Get Free Medicines
Everything you need to use your YAKAP benefit: who can avail, how to register, what is covered, and how to get your free GAMOT medicines delivered.
Short answer: YAKAP is PhilHealth's primary care benefit. Once you are registered, an accredited YAKAP clinic gives you a yearly check-up, screening, laboratory tests and consultations, and your doctor can prescribe free outpatient medicines under GAMOT, worth up to ₱20,000 a year per member.
What YAKAP is
YAKAP stands for Yaman ng Kalusugan Program. It is PhilHealth's primary care package that replaced Konsulta. Instead of waiting for you to be hospitalized, it pays an accredited clinic to look after your health for the year: regular check-ups, screening for common conditions, basic laboratory tests and doctor consultations.
Who can avail
All PhilHealth members and their qualified dependents can register. You choose one accredited YAKAP clinic as your primary care provider.
How to register for YAKAP
- Through the eGovPH app or the PhilHealth member portal.
- At a PhilHealth office (Local Health Insurance Office).
- Directly at an accredited YAKAP clinic, which registers you on the spot.
- At a workplace caravan, if your employer brings one in. TrueMed runs these with partner YAKAP clinics. See how caravan days work.
Bring your 12-digit PhilHealth Identification Number (PIN) and a valid government ID.
Your first visit (FPE)
Your first visit is called the First Patient Encounter. The clinic records your health profile and vital signs, the doctor consults you, and the clinic orders any screening or laboratory tests you need. This is also where your first prescription is usually issued.
What YAKAP covers
- Consultations with your YAKAP doctor for the year.
- Health screening and assessment, including cancer screening tests.
- Basic laboratory and diagnostic tests ordered by your doctor.
- Outpatient medicines: about 21 essential medicines given at the clinic, plus GAMOT medicines from accredited pharmacies. Together they make up the 75 covered medicines.
GAMOT: the medicine benefit
GAMOT (Guaranteed and Accessible Medications for Outpatient Treatment) is YAKAP's medicine benefit. Each member can get covered medicines worth up to ₱20,000 a year, at no cost, from a GAMOT-accredited pharmacy. PhilHealth pays the pharmacy directly, so you never handle cash.
The medicines cover the conditions most Filipinos live with: hypertension and heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol, asthma and COPD, infections, and pain and fever, plus vitamins and supportive therapy. See every covered medicine TrueMed stocks.
How to get your free medicines
- Register for YAKAP and finish your first visit at an accredited YAKAP clinic.
- Get your prescription. The doctor issues it in the GAMOT App with a UPSC, the Unique Prescription Security Code.
- Send your UPSC to TrueMed with the online form or the TrueMed GAMOT app.
- We check and deliver. A licensed pharmacist validates the prescription and we deliver free in Metro Manila.
Your prescription is valid for 90 days. You can claim it in parts within that time, except antibiotics, which are dispensed in full. More on the UPSC and the 90-day rule.
YAKAP clinic vs GAMOT pharmacy
These are two different accreditations. A YAKAP clinic registers you, consults you and prescribes. A GAMOT pharmacy, also called a GAMOT botika, validates the prescription and releases the medicine. TrueMed is a GAMOT-accredited pharmacy. Looking for one? See YAKAP and GAMOT accredited pharmacy in Metro Manila.
The official PhilHealth source
PhilHealth publishes the program at philhealth.gov.ph/yakap. It lists four YAKAP benefit categories: Primary Care Checkup, Laboratory, Gamot List and Cancer Screening Test, and treats YAKAP clinics and GAMOT providers as separate accreditations.
TrueMed is a private GAMOT-accredited pharmacy, not PhilHealth. We cannot access your PhilHealth account, approve eligibility or process member logins. For enrollment or account questions, contact PhilHealth directly.
Frequently asked questions
Is YAKAP free?
Yes. PhilHealth pays the accredited clinic and the GAMOT pharmacy directly. Members pay nothing for covered services and medicines.
How much medicine can I get under YAKAP?
Up to ₱20,000 worth of covered GAMOT medicines per member, per year.
What is the difference between YAKAP and Konsulta?
YAKAP replaced Konsulta as PhilHealth's primary care package and adds the GAMOT medicine benefit, with more covered medicines and accredited pharmacies.
Can I get my YAKAP medicines delivered?
Yes, from TrueMed. Send your UPSC with our online form and we deliver free within Metro Manila.
Do I need to log in to the GAMOT App?
No. The GAMOT App is used by doctors and pharmacies. Members only need the UPSC from their doctor. See GAMOT and YAKAP login.
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General information, not medical advice. Eligibility and coverage are set by PhilHealth. Last reviewed: 23 October 2026.