According to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs, there are currently 1,815,000 people with meritorious services that were purchased health insurance by the State (in addition to relatives of meritorious people who have purchased the health insurance by the State according to the Law on Health Insurance) with a budget of more than 1.46 billion VND per year.

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The State purchases health insurance and provides medical examinations and treatment in accordance with the Law on Health Insurance for people with meritorious services and their relatives. 

These include biological fathers and mothers, spouses, children from 6 to 18 years old or over 18 years old who continue going to school or have severe disabilities, people taking care of martyrs at a young age, people taking care of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, people serving wounded and sick soldiers, war invalids, resistance activists infected with toxic chemicals whose working ability decreased from 81% and martyrs’ spouses marrying another martyr’s spouse.

The Health Insurance regime for people with meritorious services is concerned with the motto that people with meritorious services are given the highest priority as well as the most complete and timely care.

According to the Law on Health Insurance, people with meritorious services are paid 100% health insurance fees. The health insurance regime for people with meritorious services is implemented timely, meeting the aspirations of meritorious people and their relatives without any questions about the form and level of support.

Nearly 90% of population covered with health insurance

More than 86.8 million people, or 88.99 percent of the population, had been covered with health insurance by the end of June, according to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS).

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.

Source: NDO