Health insurance is like a 'lifesaver' for people

(Baonghean.vn) - It can be said that the participation of people in health insurance in recent times in the whole province not only contributes to reducing costs in the process of regular medical examination and treatment, but especially for serious illnesses requiring surgery, health insurance is like a "stick" for people to feel secure in treatment.

Mr. Nguyen Dinh Thang - Hamlet 3, Hung Tan, Hung Nguyen has just returned from surgery for a herniated disc compressing the spinal cord at Hospital 108 for 10 days. The cost of his surgery was up to 70 million VND, but because he participates in health insurance, he only has to pay 20% of the total cost.

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As for Ms. Trinh Thi Hao (born in 1949), block 6, Truong Thi ward, Vinh city, she had a radius bone replacement surgery at Nghe An Orthopedic Trauma Hospital 2 months ago. Her surgery cost 78 million VND. However, because she participated in health insurance, she only paid 22 million VND. Currently, she can walk normally.

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In recent times, to help people understand the benefits of health insurance, localities have stepped up propaganda on loudspeakers, and social insurance officers have visited each family to check and support people in declaring their participation in health insurance. Thanks to that, the number of people participating in health insurance has increased day by day.

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With the goal of rapidly increasing the coverage of health insurance participants, especially family health insurance; striving to implement universal health insurance; effectively managing and using and ensuring the balance of the health insurance fund; continuing to maintain groups of subjects participating in health insurance at a rate of 100%. Expanding the groups of subjects to reach 78% of the population by 2016, and by the end of 2020, over 80.7% of the population will participate in health insurance.

To achieve that goal, in the coming time, Nghe An will focus on the following main solutions: Improving the quality of expertise in medical examination and treatment from the grassroots to the provincial level, ensuring the rights of health insurance participants according to the provisions of law. Applying information technology in hospital management and payment of health insurance costs. Reforming administrative procedures in medical examination and treatment, in payment of medical examination and treatment costs, creating favorable conditions for people with health insurance cards when going to medical facilities for examination and treatment.

NPV