28/11/2018 09:35 AM

“On January 1, 2020 at the latest, Viet Nam Social Security must issue e-health insurance cards for health insurance participants,” according to the Government’s recently-issued Decree 146/2018/ND-CP on the implementation of some articles of the Law on Health Insurance.

28/11/2018 09:18 AM

Health insurance has important security significance as it ensures equality in healthcare services for the public, while showing humanitarian significance through sharing among people with good health and those facing diseases, the rich and the poor, people at working age, children and the elderly.

28/11/2018 09:09 AM

The Government has recently issued Decree No. 149/2018/ND-CP detailing Clause 3, Article 63 of the Labour Code on the implementation of grassroots democracy regulations in workplaces.

28/11/2018 08:57 AM

In November, Viet Nam Social Security (VSS) organised a conference on improving professional ethics of public services and behavioural skills for staff of the Hanoi Social Security Office.

17/11/2018 09:25 AM

The National Assembly on November 9 approved a resolution on the State budget estimate for 2019 with 86.19 percent of deputies voting “yes”. Accordingly, from July 1, 2019, the basic monthly salary will be raised from 1.39 million VND to 1.49 million VND (from 60 to 64 USD) per month.

15/11/2018 04:33 PM

The Government has issued Decree No. 153/2018/ND-CP to adjust the amount of pension a female employee who retires from 2018 to 2021 and has paid social insurance premiums for 20 to 29 years and six months shall receive.

13/11/2018 04:38 PM

According to a report from the Viet Nam Social Security (VSS), as of October 31, 2018, Vietnam had 14.19 million people taking part in compulsory social insurance, 251,000 people with voluntary social insurance and 12.13 million people with unemployment insurance. The number of health insurance card holders reached 82.33 million or 87.62 percent of the population.

13/11/2018 04:30 PM

In recent times, public opinions have focused on the accumulated surplus of the health insurance fund worth up to nearly 39 trillion VND, with concerns growing as to whether the rights and interests of health insurance participants have been limited in order to maintain the fund. Dao Viet Anh, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), has granted an interview to the press to clear up the concerns.