Health insurance
Synchronizing solutions to implement public health insurance in the new period
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Health insurance is both a right to protect health and reduce medical costs, and a social responsibility, contributing to building a fair and sustainable health system.
People aged 65 to under 75 must complete this detail if they want to receive free health insurance
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Ho Chi Minh City currently offers free health insurance for people aged 65 to under 75. However, people need to complete personal data to enjoy this policy.
Proposing schools to refund the health insurance money collected from students in Ho Chi Minh City
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Ho Chi Minh City Social Insurance recommends that schools that have collected health insurance (HI) from students to issue health insurance cards for 2026 will return it.
Can businesses owe social insurance, and workers buy health insurance themselves?
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Social insurance experts answer questions from employees related to the health insurance sector.
All students and people over 65 years old in Ho Chi Minh City are exempt from health insurance
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Ho Chi Minh City spends nearly VND2,000 billion to provide free health insurance for more than 2 million students and more than 530,000 people over 65 years old.
How are the grassroots security and order protection forces that do not have health insurance when sick covered
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For people in the grassroots security and order protection force who do not have health insurance and are sick or have an accident while on duty, the regime settlement period is 9 working days.
Hanoi supports up to 100% of health insurance premiums for students and people in difficult circumstances
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From January 1, 2026, Hanoi will apply a new policy of paying 100% of health insurance to policy beneficiaries, helping people enjoy higher benefits.
Subjects awarded health insurance cards at the end of 2025
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Social Insurance of localities will base on mobilized funding sources from organizations, businesses and benefactors to select and make a list of people who are supported with health insurance cards.
When will the health insurance card start to take effect after paying the fee
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Health insurance is mostly effective immediately upon payment of fees, but in some cases, they have to wait up to 30 days to enjoy benefits.
Ministry of Health updates codes for subjects of health insurance examination and treatment nationwide
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The Ministry of Health announced a list of codes for health insurance examination and treatment subjects and stipulated a cost allowance level of 50-100% according to the scope of benefits.
Medical facilities require patients to present paper health insurance cards, which is not in accordance with regulations
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Hanoi Social Insurance affirmed that the request for a paper health insurance card by a medical facility is not in accordance with regulations, people can use CCCD, VNeID level 2 or electronic cards instead.
Health insurance contribution rate of police officers and soldiers according to new regulations from October 13
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The Ministry of Public Security issued a circular regulating measures to implement health insurance (HI) for officers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers and trainees of the People's Public Security.
Ministry of Health expands list of drugs covered by health insurance
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The Ministry of Health is drafting a new Circular to expand and update the list of drugs covered by health insurance.
The Ministry of Health informs about changes in the list of drugs and health insurance services
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The Ministry of Health said that the Health Insurance Fund currently provides more than 9,000 technical services and a complete and comprehensive list of drugs.
In the first 7 months of 2025, Hanoi City supported 21,427 people participating in health insurance
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Hanoi - In recent years, the city has issued many Resolutions to support people to participate in social insurance and health insurance.