Government issues resolution to remove existing barriers in health sector
The Government has just issued Resolution No. 30/NQ-CP dated March 4, 2023, to remove existing barriers in the health sector.
Project to provide more utilities and services
A project will provide additional utilities and services this year, said Colonel Vu Van Tan, Deputy Director of the Police Department for Administrative Management of Social Order under the Ministry of Public Security.
Medical examination, treatment with chip-based ID cards approximates 4.3 percent
The Ministry of Health has just sent an official dispatch to departments of health and hospitals on promoting the implementation of medical examination and treatment covered by health insurance with citizen identification cards (CICs) with chips.
Health insurance to cover 91.05 million people
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) is striving to raise the number of people covered by health insurance to 91.05 million, or 92% of the national population, by the end of this year.
Medical facilities look up health insurance via chip-based ID cards
Information of over 3.1 million health insurance cards had been looked up via chip-based citizen identification cards at more than 11,500 medical facilities, accounting for 90.2% of the total number, as of late September.
HCMC approved to spend VND 20,125 billion on medical examination in 2022
Ho Chi Minh City was approved to spend more than VNVD20,125 billion (US$872 million) on medical examination and treatment in 2022, according to a Decision No. 582/QD-TTg.
Localities asked to raise health insurance coverage to over 95 percent by 2025
The Government has urged provinces and centrally-run cities nationwide to raise the health insurance coverage rate to 95.15 percent by 2025.
Junior, senior high schoolers issued citizen ID cards for sitting examination
Today, the Ho Chi Minh City Police said that, in order to facilitate students who will participate in the upcoming junior high and high school graduation examinations, police officers will quickly issue chip-based citizen identification cards and electronic identification for the groups.
PouYuen Vietnam lays off 2,786 workers
PouYuen Vietnam, a sports shoe manufacturer in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Tan District today announced it terminated 2,786 labor contracts due to the unfortunate circumstances of the Covid-19 crisis.
Health insurance to cover HIV-AIDS patients in HCMC
The People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has approved to buy health insurance for people living with HIV/AIDS who don't have insurance.
Reform for patients’ satisfaction: Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam suggested the health sector must reform more for patients’ satisfaction.
HCMC tightens control over health insurance spending
The People’s Committee in Ho Chi Minh City has sent its document to competent agencies and local administrations ordering to enhance control over health insurance spending citiwide.
Vietnam issues new individual health insurance cost
The government has issued the decree 146/2018 on new regulations of health insurance including cost.
Disadvantaged students receive 70 percent support on health insurance
As per the inter-department of education and social insurance’s directive to schools in Ho Chi Minh City, local governments will receive 70 percent support on health insurance.
81 percent of Vietnam's population buy health insurance
Around 81.3 million Vietnamese people bought health insurance by the end of May, a representative of the Vietnam Social Security said at a conference to review the 5-year implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No.21-NQ/TW on enhancing the Party’s leadership over social and health insurance work between 2012 and 2020 on June 28.
Health sector, authorities must simplify administrative procedures
Chairwoman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Council Nguyen Thi Quyet Tam asked the health sector and administrations to simplify administrative procedures to facilitate people in buying medical insurance and services.
Near-poor students receive 70 percent support on health insurance
As per the inter-department of education and social insurance’s directive to schools in Ho Chi Minh City, the government will use the State budget to pay 70 percent of expenses on health insurance for near-poor families.