The Vietnamese Government looks to achieve 75 percent health insurancecoverage in 2015 and 80 percent by 2020, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dungsaid on March 4.
He made the remark at a session toreview the implementation of the Law on Health Insurance and theblueprint for universal health insurance.
TheMinistry of Health reported that in 2014, health insurance covered 71.6percent of the population, realising the target of over 70 percent by2015 set in the blueprint, but falling short of the 75 percent mandatedby the National Assembly.
Health insurance iscurrently only covering a small number of households just above thepoverty line and employees of private companies, it said.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attributed the low coverage tohigh premiums, low medical services quality, and bottlenecks ininsurance payments.
She said it will be difficult toreach the other 30 percent of the population without cooperation andinitiative from the entire political system.
Theofficial asked provincial and municipal People’s Committees to includehealth insurance coverage in their lists of socio-economic developmentgoals and provide financial support to families just above the povertyline.
Speaking at the session, PM Nguyen Tan Dungspoke highly of the efforts exerted to reach 71.6 percent healthinsurance coverage and to advance medical service quality.
He stressed the importance of continued communication to raise thesense of responsibility among State agencies and public awareness ofhealth insurance. Meanwhile, ministries and sectors need to overhaulexisting policies to create the best possible conditions for achievinguniversal insurance coverage.
The leader told thehealth sector to enhance the quality of grassroots medical services andapply information technology in insurance management and distribution tominimise losses for the State budget.-VNA
He made the remark at a session toreview the implementation of the Law on Health Insurance and theblueprint for universal health insurance.
TheMinistry of Health reported that in 2014, health insurance covered 71.6percent of the population, realising the target of over 70 percent by2015 set in the blueprint, but falling short of the 75 percent mandatedby the National Assembly.
Health insurance iscurrently only covering a small number of households just above thepoverty line and employees of private companies, it said.
Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien attributed the low coverage tohigh premiums, low medical services quality, and bottlenecks ininsurance payments.
She said it will be difficult toreach the other 30 percent of the population without cooperation andinitiative from the entire political system.
Theofficial asked provincial and municipal People’s Committees to includehealth insurance coverage in their lists of socio-economic developmentgoals and provide financial support to families just above the povertyline.
Speaking at the session, PM Nguyen Tan Dungspoke highly of the efforts exerted to reach 71.6 percent healthinsurance coverage and to advance medical service quality.
He stressed the importance of continued communication to raise thesense of responsibility among State agencies and public awareness ofhealth insurance. Meanwhile, ministries and sectors need to overhaulexisting policies to create the best possible conditions for achievinguniversal insurance coverage.
The leader told thehealth sector to enhance the quality of grassroots medical services andapply information technology in insurance management and distribution tominimise losses for the State budget.-VNA
