The Management Board of the Vietnam Social Insurance monitors the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in the province

Published on 18 - 10 - 2018
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On October 17, the Management Board of Vietnam Social Insurance led by the Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan, supervised the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in Hung Yen province. The delegation was received by and worked with Mr. Nguyen Duy Hung, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee and leaders of some departments, agencies.

Delegates at the monitoring session 

According to the report of the provincial social insurance, until the end of September 2018, there are 993,337 people participating in social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance. Particularly for health insurance, the social insurance agency has actively cooperated with and advised the provincial People's Committee to provide financial support on the purchase of health insurance cards for a number of groups in the province, thus contributing to the using rate of health insurance in the area until 30.9.2018 to reach over 86% of the population. 

The amount of social insurance, health insurance, unemployment insurance in 2017 reached over 3,446 billion VND, up nearly 11% as compared with 2016; in the first nine months of this year, the collection reached over 2.870 trillion VND. 

However, the implementation of health insurance policy in the province encounters difficulties, especially the management of health insurance fund. The cause is due to some changes in health insurance policy such as the increase in hospital fees leading to an increase in the cost of treatment. In addition, the payment of social insurance fund for sick leave, maternity leave is also increasing... 

Members of the delegation proposed the social insurance sector, the provincial health sector to clarify some issues on the coordination of medical examination and treatment, payment of medical examination and treatment by health insurance, causes of the expenditure exceeding the health insurance fund, referral in medical examination and treatment... 

Speaking at the working session, Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan affirmed that social insurance and health insurance are two main pillars of the social security system. In the past years, the authorities, branches and localities nationwide have strengthened their leadership and direction to expand the participation in social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance and implemented well the policies to protect the interests of participants.

He acknowledged the interests of the party committee, the authorities at all levels in the province for always paying attention to leading and directing the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies; the participation of social insurance and health insurance increasing rapidly, however the participation of social insurance has not met the potential of the province; high social insurance and health insurance debts; the designation of techniques and drugs in some facilities is still unreasonable. 

Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan requested the provincial People's Committee to continue well directing the health sector to coordinate with social insurance in health care for people, ensuring the interests in the medical examination and treatment by health insurance; strengthening the supervision over the management and use of the health insurance and social insurance funds.

Speaking at the working session, Vice Chairman of the provincial People's Committee Nguyen Duy Hung proposed that the health sector and social insurance to seriously take the direction and ideas of the delegation. At the same time, it is necessary to cooperate in order to better fulfill the assigned tasks. 

He desired the supervision delegation to consider and submit to the Government to soon remove the problems of the health sector and social insurance for the agency to implement the tasks, ensuring benefits for participants.

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