PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaks at the event (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Increasing healthinsurance coverage among people is an important solution that helps build ademocratic, equal, prosperous and happy society, said Prime Minister NguyenXuan Phuc.
The government leader was speaking at an eventco-hosted by the Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) and the Health Ministry inHanoi on June 30 to mark Vietnam Health Insurance Day (July 1).
The Party and State always pay attention to protectingand caring for public heath, he said, citing the issuance of a range ofrelevant policies and guidelines aiming to help the public overcome risks andcut medical costs.
However, the PM pointed out the fact that there remainedalmost 20 million Vietnamese people who have yet to be covered by healthinsurance, many of them are from disadvantaged groups or meet difficulties in thedaily life.
Against the backdrop, the leader requested PartyCommittees, administrations at all levels, ministries and agencies to completerelevant mechanisms and policies, prioritising household health insurancecoverage for those working in agriculture, fishery and salt sectors.
He stressed the need to ensure equality ofmedical check-ups and treatment covered by insurance at public and privatehospitals, saying that the participation of private hospitals in this field wouldhelp reduce the overload at higher-level hospitals as well as wastefulness.
Apart from fast-tracking administrative reformin order to make it easier for citizens to access health insurance and medicalservices, it is necessary to increase the application of information-technologyin implementing health insurance policies, he said.
PM Phuc also underlined the responsibility ofbusinesses, organisations and individuals to pay health insurance for theiremployees in line with the Law on Health Insurance.
The leader called for joint efforts to enablepeople in difficult circumstances to access health insurance, thus reaching thetarget of up to 90 percent of the population covered by health insurance by2020.
VSI General Director Nguyen Thi Minh reportedthat more than 76 million Vietnamese people have to date participated in healthinsurance and about 75 million time-people benefited from the Health InsuranceFund in the first half of this year.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said herministry has synchronously carried out specific measures to improve the qualityof medical checks-up and treatment.
She said projects to ease the overload athospitals and build satellite hospitals, along with regulations onadministrative reform and improvement of health workers’ behaviours towardspatients have proven effective.
On this occasion, the VSI presented 1.5 billionVND (66,015 USD) to the poor, helping them access health insurance.-VNA
The government leader was speaking at an eventco-hosted by the Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) and the Health Ministry inHanoi on June 30 to mark Vietnam Health Insurance Day (July 1).
The Party and State always pay attention to protectingand caring for public heath, he said, citing the issuance of a range ofrelevant policies and guidelines aiming to help the public overcome risks andcut medical costs.
However, the PM pointed out the fact that there remainedalmost 20 million Vietnamese people who have yet to be covered by healthinsurance, many of them are from disadvantaged groups or meet difficulties in thedaily life.
Against the backdrop, the leader requested PartyCommittees, administrations at all levels, ministries and agencies to completerelevant mechanisms and policies, prioritising household health insurancecoverage for those working in agriculture, fishery and salt sectors.
He stressed the need to ensure equality ofmedical check-ups and treatment covered by insurance at public and privatehospitals, saying that the participation of private hospitals in this field wouldhelp reduce the overload at higher-level hospitals as well as wastefulness.
Apart from fast-tracking administrative reformin order to make it easier for citizens to access health insurance and medicalservices, it is necessary to increase the application of information-technologyin implementing health insurance policies, he said.
PM Phuc also underlined the responsibility ofbusinesses, organisations and individuals to pay health insurance for theiremployees in line with the Law on Health Insurance.
The leader called for joint efforts to enablepeople in difficult circumstances to access health insurance, thus reaching thetarget of up to 90 percent of the population covered by health insurance by2020.
VSI General Director Nguyen Thi Minh reportedthat more than 76 million Vietnamese people have to date participated in healthinsurance and about 75 million time-people benefited from the Health InsuranceFund in the first half of this year.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien said herministry has synchronously carried out specific measures to improve the qualityof medical checks-up and treatment.
She said projects to ease the overload athospitals and build satellite hospitals, along with regulations onadministrative reform and improvement of health workers’ behaviours towardspatients have proven effective.
On this occasion, the VSI presented 1.5 billionVND (66,015 USD) to the poor, helping them access health insurance.-VNA
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