5 conditions for health insurance payment when buying medicine outside the hospital

    Cao Thơm (Theo Bộ Y tế) |

    The Ministry of Health has just issued Circular 22/2024, which stipulates that from January 1, 2025, health insurance patients who must buy medicine and medical supplies outside the hospital will be paid by health insurance.

    Cao Thơm (Theo Bộ Y tế)
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    Buying medicine outside the hospital, patients are paid by health insurance

    Cao Thơm - Hoàng Xuyến |

    From January 1, 2025, if the hospital lacks drugs and medical supplies in the health insurance list, patients who buy drugs outside the hospital will be paid directly by the Health Insurance Fund.