On July 31, according to the Lao Cai Provincial Electronic Information Portal, the Provincial People's Committee has just organized a conference to summarize the implementation of social insurance (BHXH) and health insurance (BHYT) policies in the first 6 months of the year and deploy tasks for the last 6 months of 2026.
According to reports, the whole province currently has more than 180.7 thousand people participating in social insurance, reaching 23.17% of the labor force; over 117 thousand people participating in unemployment insurance.
Notably, the health insurance coverage rate reached 91.8% of the population with nearly 1.56 million participants; the rate of students participating in health insurance reached 99.55%.
In the first 6 months of the year, total revenue from social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance reached more than 3,113 billion VND, an increase of nearly 5% compared to the same period last year.
The social insurance sector has resolved benefits for nearly 26,900 turns of people, and at the same time ensured health insurance medical examination and treatment for more than 1.13 million turns of examination.
Digital transformation continues to be promoted when 93% of units conduct electronic transactions, 88.5% of pensioners receive allowances through accounts, and 100% of health insurance medical examination and treatment facilities receive patients using citizen ID cards with chips or VNeID applications.
In the last months of the year, Lao Cai strives to increase the social insurance participation rate to 28.2% of the labor force, unemployment insurance reaches 18.5% and health insurance coverage rate reaches 97%.
The locality will focus on developing participants, promoting digital transformation, strengthening inspection and examination, handling late payment and evasion, and effectively managing and using the Health Insurance Fund.
Speaking at the conclusion of the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Vu Thi Hien Hanh requested departments, branches, and localities to drastically implement solutions to develop social insurance and health insurance participants, innovate propaganda, improve the quality of health insurance medical examination and treatment, and strengthen cost control, ensuring social security in the province.
