08/05/2026 08:05 AM
Legal Validity of Electronic Social Insurance Books and Health Insurance Cards
From February 3, social insurance (SI) books and health insurance (HI) cards have been digitized, integrated, and stored on the VssID application, while also being linked to Level-2 VNeID electronic identification (e-ID) accounts. These electronic versions carry the same legal validity as their traditional paper counterparts.
07/05/2026 08:50 PM
Training and Addressing Challenges in Implementing Social Insurance and Unemployment Insurance Policies
On May 4, in Dong Nai city, VSS organized a training conference on the implementation of social insurance and unemployment insurance policies for nearly 250 delegates, including officials from social insurance agencies and post offices from 8 provinces and cities in the Southern region: Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Can Tho, An Giang, Ca Mau, Dong Thap, Vinh Long, Tay Ninh, and 132 local-level social security offices.
29/04/2026 01:30 PM
Maintaining the "social security lever" when resources are limited: Controlling and Optimizing the Health Insurance Fund to ensure patients' rights
As Viet Nam approaches the goal of universal health insurance (HI) coverage, the biggest challenge is no longer expanding participation, but rather managing and utilizing the Health Insurance Fund effectively and sustainably. Implementing Resolution No. 72-NQ/TW, issued by the Politburo on September 9, 2025, sets out breakthrough solutions to enhance public health protection, care, and improvement, with HI identified as a pillar towards free hospital care; in the context of rising medical examination and treatment costs due to increasing healthcare demands, while resources are limited, the requirement is to use the HI fund rationally, safely, and effectively, while ensuring full patient rights as stipulated. These are not two opposing goals, but rather two parallel conditions for the HI schemes to sustainably contribute to Vietnamese people’s healthcare.
28/04/2026 01:35 PM
Digital transformation – a strategic lever of Vietnam Social Security
Over the past time, Vietnam Social Security has implemented numerous solutions in a coordinated and decisive mannermany solutions in administrative reform and digital transformation.
24/04/2026 01:25 PM
Stepping up the peak-month campaign to promote and expand participation in SI and HI
On April 7, 2026, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) issued Official Document No. 989/BHXH-TTHT, instructing affiliated units and social security offices in provinces and cities to organize a peak month for promoting and expanding participation in social insurance (SI) and health insurance (HI) during May – the Month for Promoting Universal SI.
22/04/2026 08:20 AM
VSS issued Decision 313/QD-BHXH amending and supplementing the procedures for processing and paying SI and UI benefits
On March 27, 2026, Vietnam Social Security (VSS) issued Decision 313/QĐ-BHXH, which amends and supplements several articles of the procedures for processing and payment of SI and UI benefits, as outlined in Decision 2222/QĐ-BHXH from 2025.
17/04/2026 06:25 AM
Over 21.6 million people participate in social insurance
As of the end of March 2026, the number of people participating in social insurance nationwide has reached about 21.66 million, equivalent to 45.39% of the working-age labour force.
16/04/2026 08:20 AM
Strengthening exchange and cooperation in the implementation of HI policies.
On the afternoon of April 14 in Hanoi, Nguyen Duc Hoa, Deputy Director of Vietnam Social Security (VSS), received and held a working session with Ms. Rebecca Bunnell, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of Global Health Security and Diplomacy, U.S. Department of State.
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