Bilateral agreements for a new generation of social insurance policy have been negotiated to support foreign workers engaging in Vietnam’s social insurance scheme, said Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) Dao Viet Anh.
The Government will continue to fine-tune legal regulations to popularise the payment of public services through banks, deputy governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Kim Anh said.
Nuno Cunha, ILO senior specialist on social security, has stressed the need for Vietnam to increase retirement age in an interview granted to Vietnam media regarding a recent proposal to increase the retirement age of Vietnamese labourers.
The World Bank (WB)’s experts have suggested Vietnam promptly reform its social insurance sector systematically in order to ensure the balance between collection and spending in the mid-and long-terms.
The government is developing a scheme for reforming Vietnam’s social insurance policy aiming to establish a multi-tiered social security system, said Deputy PM Vuong Dinh Hue.
The Vietnam Social Security must enhance inspections and join hands with relevant agencies to ensure transparency and prevent health insurance fraud, Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue said.
Vietnam can and should extend social protection to those in the informal economy through a mix of contributory and non-contributory schemes in order to achieve universal coverage, experts said at a conference on November 29.
Vietnam’s health insurance fund is forecast to struggle with an enormous deficit of more than 10 trillion VND (434.8 million USD) this year, according to a newly released information from the Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI).
The Vietnam Social Insurance on August 31 launched its centres for IT management and customer services, aiming to improve the effectiveness of serving people and employers.
Public hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City which do not receive local funds for regular expenditures will increase fees for non-insured patients by 30 percent from August 1, according to the city’s Department of Health.
The Vietnam Social Insurance Agency (VSIA) granted about 13.3 million social insurance books to citizens nationwide in the first six months of this year, accounting for 99 percent of total insurance participants.
Health insurance profiteering is still common in private hospitals and health clinics, with medicine improperly prescribed and purchased, leading to an imbalance of the health care fund.
Increasing health insurance coverage among people is an important solution that helps build a democratic, equal, prosperous and happy society, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Various shortcomings still exist in traditional medicine in terms of healthcare and paying health insurance fees.
Vietnam’s number of social insurance holders reached 13.24 million as of April 30, said Deputy Director General of Vietnam Social Insurance Pham Luong Son.
A workshop took place in northern Hai Phong city on May 23 to gather opinions on a draft decree guiding the enforcement of compulsory social insurance for foreigners working in Vietnam.
Transferring the right of suing companies for overdue social insurance payment to workplace-based trade unions has not been as effective as lawmakers had expected.
The Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) on April 28 launched its online portal with enhanced features to provide regular updates on the sector’s operations and information and data.
