25/03/2019 11:02 AM
HIV-infected people can officially receive ARV medicine through health insurance from March 8
On March 8, 63 provinces and cities nationwide have organized the event "The first patients officially receive ARV medicine from health insurance", in order to propagate to people that the Health insurance's fund paid for ARV medicines in treating HIV / AIDS. Four localities have been chosen by the Ministry of Health: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Nghe An and Ho Chi Minh City to organize this national event.
25/03/2019 10:45 AM
Compulsory social insurance for foreign employees in Vietnam: Meeting demand for widespread economic integration
After more than three months of carrying out compulsory social insurance for foreign workers in Vietnam, initial successes have been achieved. Making social insurance compulsory for them is in line with international practices. Amid widespread economic integration, compulsory social insurance for foreign workers in Vietnam also helps create a favourable business environment and attract high-quality human resources to Vietnam, said deputy director of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS)’s Department of Contribution Collection Dinh Duy Hung.
22/03/2019 10:10 AM
Events mark first patients receiving antiretrovirals covered by social health insurance
Simultaneous events were held in Hà Nội, Nghệ An, HCM City, and Hải Phòng on Friday to celebrate the first patients receiving antiretroviral (ARV) drugs covered by social health insurance (SHI).
18/03/2019 04:13 PM
Health insurance coverage expanded to 87.7 percent
The Vietnam Social Security (VSS) reported that the number of participants in health insurance has increased to 83.6 million, or 87.7 percent of the population.
15/03/2019 05:33 PM
Personnel training needed to boost international cooperation, integration
The social security sector should step up personnel training so as to promote its international cooperation and integration, especially when cooperation in the field of social security is attracting great attention of many countries, said former Deputy Prime Minister Vu Khoan.
15/03/2019 09:29 AM
Mode of providing medical services covered by health insurance to be changed in 2019
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has just signed off on the Government's overall program on thrift practice and waste combat in 2019.
07/03/2019 03:04 PM
Modernising social, health, voluntary insurance management to provide best services
Moderning social, health and voluntary insurance management to provide best services to participants is one of the key tasks set for the Vietnam Social Security (VSS) in 2019 in order to gradually improve its data management and services.
07/03/2019 02:57 PM
Support for UXO victims to buy health insurance
Victims of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left from wartime will receive support to buy health insurance. This is one of the important contents of Decree 18/2019/ND-CP on the management and implementation of activities settling post-war UXO consequences that was recently issued by the Government and will take effect on March 20, 2019.
Sickness
Work Injury and Occupational Disease
Survivor’s
Old-age
Maternity
Unemployment
Medical (Health Insurance)
Certificate of coverage
VSS - ISSA Guidelines on Social Security