In just the peak day of the Propaganda, Consulting, and Answering Social Insurance (SI) and Health Insurance (HI) Policy Day held simultaneously nationwide, about 52,300 people participating in voluntary SI and HI have been newly developed and mobilized to continue, and thousands of SI books and HI cards have been awarded to people in difficult circumstances.
According to Vietnam Social Security, the activity is organized on Vietnam Health Insurance Day with the goal of bringing policies closer to people through consulting and direct answering right at the grassroots level, while mobilizing social resources to support vulnerable groups to access social security policies.
On peak days, many localities mobilized businesses, organizations and philanthropists to donate social insurance books and health insurance cards to people in difficult circumstances.
Notably, Nghe An mobilized more than 1 billion VND to donate health insurance cards; Vinh Long mobilized more than 800 million VND, and also awarded 19 social insurance books; Phu Tho awarded 220 social insurance books and more than 500 health insurance cards; Ho Chi Minh City awarded 10 social insurance books and 1,090 health insurance cards; Dak Lak awarded 830 health insurance cards.
According to Vietnam Social Security, social insurance books and health insurance cards not only help people ensure their health care rights and accumulate time to participate in social insurance, but also contribute to reducing financial burdens when encountering risks and spreading the spirit of mutual affection in the community.
Along with social security activities, communication work is implemented in many diverse forms. The entire social insurance system organized about 450 propaganda conferences, dialogues, and direct consultations; nearly 5,800 small-group propaganda sessions, attracting about 73,000 participants; about 120 launches and nearly 400 community communication points in residential areas, markets, commercial centers, medical examination and treatment facilities, industrial parks... Through this, about 21,200 people were directly consulted on benefits, contribution levels, benefit levels and procedures for participating in voluntary social insurance and household health insurance.
In the digital environment, the entire system posted more than 300 news, articles, videos, infographics, organized about 15 online programs, livestreams attracting about 25,400 views; at the same time, about 250 news, articles, and reports were published and broadcast on central and local press agencies.
The results of participant development also recorded positive signals. Out of a total of about 52,300 new and re-enrolled participants, there are about 5,350 new participants in voluntary social insurance, 10,000 new participants in health insurance; about 9,500 people re-enrolled in voluntary social insurance and 27,400 people continued to participate in health insurance.
According to Vietnam Social Security, after 17 years since the Health Insurance Law took effect and Vietnam Health Insurance Day is held annually, health insurance has increasingly affirmed its role as one of the pillars of the social security system.
In the coming time, the social insurance industry will continue to innovate communication work in a modern, multi-platform direction, strengthen coordination with levels, sectors and press agencies to expand the coverage of social insurance and health insurance, towards the goal of universal health insurance and universal social insurance.
