26/10/2026 09:10 AM

Continuing the program of the 2nd Session of the 16th National Assembly, on the morning of October 21, under the chairmanship of National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man and the moderation of Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Thanh, the National Assembly heard a summary Proposal and a Verification Report on the draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to Several Articles of the Law on Social Insurance.

26/10/2026 08:28 AM

Contributing his views on the draft Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance, Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Nguyen Hong Dien proposed clarifying the criteria for determining who is subject to compulsory social insurance (SI), strengthening risk control in the investment of the SI Fund, and thoroughly evaluating the expansion of the supplementary pension insurance policy.

23/10/2026 03:28 PM

On October 12-13, 2026, Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) organized a conference to practice emergency response to information security incidents for its officials in the Northern region, with the participation of 102 delegates from social security branches in 19 provinces and cities. The conference aimed to equip participants with the ability to detect, handle, and coordinate responses to cyberattack threats, thereby enhancing data protection capabilities, ensuring security, and maintaining the stable operation of information systems throughout the entire organization.

23/10/2026 03:07 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C.—OCTOBER 5, 2026—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), today announced that Americans will have access to more reliable, accessible, and actionable information about what their health coverage includes and what they are likely to pay before receiving care under new regulations that strengthen federal healthcare price transparency requirements. The actions taken today to create a more transparent healthcare marketplace also ensure employers can make more informed decisions; researchers can better understand healthcare markets; and innovators can build better tools.

23/10/2026 08:15 AM

22/10/2026 04:58 PM

Article 18 of the Government’s Decree No. 188/2025/ND-CP provides detailed regulations on the benefits for individuals who have participated in health insurance (HI) for five consecutive or more. Accordingly, certain cases are recognized as consecutive

22/10/2026 08:05 AM

The 16th National Assembly (NA) heard submissions and appraisal reports on draft laws concerning human tissue and organ donation, and healthcare on October 21 as part of its ongoing second session.

20/10/2026 01:45 PM

Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) has successfully converted social insurance (SI) numbers to personal identification/citizen identity card (PI/CIC) numbers for more than 101.49 million people on the Collection and Management of Books and Cards software system (TST), achieving 99.17% of the total number of people within the conversion scope. Notably, the conversion for people currently participating in SI and health insurance (HI) nationwide has been completed; cases involving people who have ceased participation and those whose data do not yet meet the requirements continue to be reviewed and processed.