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.

Some 19.04 million people or 37.7% of the workforce are expected to join social insurance and 15.21 million (30% of the workforce) will participate in unemployment insurance.

Health insurance to cover 91.05 million people by the end of this year.

To that end, the VSS said it will mobilise forces for premium collection and the expansion of insurance coverage, better perform insurance payment, increase inspections and supervisions, and further reform the communication work.

VSS Vice General Director Le Hung Son reported at a conference on October 26 that over 17.08 million Vietnamese people, or 37.01% of the workforce, had joined social insurance by the end of September 2022, up 537,000 people compared to the end of 2021.

Health insurance had covered over 87.4 million people, or 88.4% of the population. Meanwhile, over 14 million had participated in unemployment insurance, equivalent to 28.3% of the workforce, up 627,000 compared to late 2021.

According to Son, the collection of social, health and unemployment insurance premiums and the coverage rate basically increased over the same period last year. Meanwhile, the social and health insurance premium arrears tended to decrease, creating a premise to complete the targets, plans and tasks set for 2022.

Nearly 2 billion USD spent on unemployment insurance in 2 years

The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) has used more than 45.444 trillion VND (1.96 billion USD) from the unemployment insurance fund to pay for employees and employers over the past two years, given serious Covid-19-induced difficulties facing production and business activities.

 

Bac Giang strives to have over 40,000 voluntary social insurance participants by end of 2022

(BGO) - Vietnam Social Insurance (VSI) on May 8 cooperated with Vietnam Post to hold national teleconference and launch Action Month for universal Social Insurance to call on people to join voluntary social insurance and household health insurance.

 

Over 41,000 labours aided from Unemployment insurance fund

(BGO) – Implementing Government’s Resolution No.116/NQ-CP about supporting employees and employers affected by Covid-19 pandemic from Unemployment insurance fund (UIF), as of October 21, the Social Insurance in Bac Giang province paid for over 41,000 labours with total amount of 94.4 billion VND (4.1 million USD) (six rates ranging from 1.8 to 3.3 million VND per person).

 

HCM City: Over 111,000 employees receive allowances from unemployment insurance fund

More than 111,000 employees in Ho Chi Minh City have benefited from the Government’s new support package sourced from the unemployment insurance fund, according to the city’s Social Insurance Agency.

 

Timely support from unemployment insurance fund for right beneficiaries

(BGO) - Implementing the Government’s Resolution No. 116/NQ-CP dated September 24, 2021 on supporting employees and employers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic from the unemployment insurance fund, from October 1, Bac Giang province's Social Insurance Agency has quickly guided businesses, units and employees to enjoy the support policy.

 

Source: VNA