What are responsibilities of Ministry of Health of Vietnam and Ministry of Finance of Vietnam in setting population coverage for health insurance in the 2022 - 2025 period?

Responsibilities of Ministry of Health of Vietnam in setting population coverage for health insurance in the 2022 - 2025 period:

Pursuant to Clause 3, Article 2 of the Decision 546/QĐ-TTg in 2022 stipulating responsibilities of Ministry of Health of Vietnam in setting population coverage for health insurance in the 2022 - 2025 period as follows:

a) Direct the Departments of Health of provinces and centrally-run cities, health affiliates of Ministries, central authorities, and health establishments nationwide to continue implementing solutions and measures to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment activities, behaviors and attitudes to serve health insurance participants well; boost the reform of administrative procedures and formalities, the application of information technology, the improvement of the process for payment of covered medical costs for the convenience of health insurance participants when the number of people participating in health insurance schemes is increased.

b) Take charge of and cooperate with relevant Ministries and central authorities in recommending any necessary amendments to the Health Insurance Law in order to ensure that more people have access to health insurance schemes: Adding those who are not covered by the Health Insurance Law in force.

c) Take charge of and cooperate with the Ministry of Finance, other relevant ministries or central authorities in studying any amendment or supplement to the Government's Decree No. 146/2018/ND-CP dated October 17, 2018, elaborating and providing guidance on the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance.

d) Duly provide instructions on how to implement regulatory policies on health insurance and take actions against any issue that may arise during the implementation period. If such issue is beyond its competence, it should report to the Government and the Prime Minister to seek appropriate decisions.

dd) On an annual basis, take charge of and cooperate with Vietnam Social Security in conducting the preliminary, final review and evaluation of the implementation of this Decision.

Responsibilities of Ministry of Finance of Vietnam in setting population coverage for health insurance in the 2022 - 2025 period:

Pursuant to Clause 4, Article 2 of the Decision 546/QĐ-TTg in 2022 stipulating responsibilities of Ministry of Finance of Vietnam in setting population coverage for health insurance in the 2022 - 2025 period as follows:

a) Offer the state budget’s partial or full grants for payment of health insurance contributions on a sufficient and timely manner in accordance with regulations in force.

b) Cooperate with other relevant Ministries and central authorities in formulating and adopting regulatory policies and mechanisms for participation in health insurance schemes that are applied to beneficiaries of the state budget’s partial or full grants for payment of health insurance contributions, ensuring stability in order to have mid- and long-term budget plans.

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