Supplement the implementation of the list of modern medicines covered by health insurance
The Ministry of Health has just issued the Circular No. 36/2015/TT-BYT dated October 29, 2015 of the Ministry of health on amending a number of Articles of the Circular No. 40/2014/TT-BYT dated November 17, 2014 on issuing and guiding the implementation of the List of modern medicines covered by health insurance. Within that, the most […]
Paying social insurance and health insurance in Vietnam
Pursuant to Article 19 of Decree 27/2014/ND-CP: Employers must pay employees an additional amount that is equal to the social insurance and health insurance premiums when paying wages. Employees shall use this amount to pay insurance himself or herself. Pursuant to regulations mentioned above, the employer is only obliged to pay health insurance, social security […]
More than 80 of the population will enjoy health insurance by 2020
This is one of the target of the Strategy on development of Vietnam’s social insurance sector through 2020 approved by the Government in Decision No. 1215/QD-TTg of July 23, 2013. Accordingly, social insurance and health insurance are two important social policies and the main pillar of the social security system that must be gradually expanded […]