About 3,750 billion VND to pay for medical examination and treatment costs under health insurance for students

In fact, the health insurance fund has paid for many patients who are students with incurable and chronic diseases with large costs up to billions of dong, helping them and their families reduce the burden of medical examination and treatment costs, giving them more motivation to feel secure in their treatment.

According to data from Vietnam Social Security, coverageStudent health insuranceOver the years, the trend has been steadily increasing. Many schools and localities have achieved the goal of 100% of students participating in health insurance. This shows that parents' awareness of the benefits, meaning and importance of participating in health insurance for their children has been significantly improved. Many parents have changed from the concept of only participating in health insurance when they are sick to the proactive mindset of participating in health insurance when their children are healthy - considering it the best way to prevent and respond to risks and contribute to sharing with the community through participating in health insurance.

Number of students receiving health insurance examination and treatment, amount paid by health insurance fund in 2021 and 8 months of 2022. Photo: Huu Quan Graphics

The number of students who had their medical examination and treatment costs covered by the Health Insurance Fund in 2021 and the first 8 months of 2022. Photo: Huu Quan Graphics

Some cases of students having their medical expenses covered by the Health Insurance Fund are as follows:

- Patient with card code HS48686217XXXXX (My Thanh Trung commune, Tam Binh district, Vinh Long province): outpatient examination and treatment and inpatient treatment under health insurance 24 times in 2021 at Cho Ray Hospital - Ho Chi Minh City, Vinh Long Provincial General Hospital and Can Tho Central General Hospital with the main diagnoses: Ventricular septal defect (membranous part); Candida sepsis; Rheumatic aortic valve regurgitation (severe 4/4); Mitral (valve) regurgitation (severe due to valve ring dilation); Acute and subacute infective endocarditis (aortic root abscess);.... The cost paid by the Health Insurance Fund for the patient is 1.18 billion VND.

- Patient with card code HS47979369XXXXX (Ward 14, Go Vap District, Ho Chi Minh City): outpatient examination and treatment and inpatient treatment under health insurance twice in 2021 at Children's Hospital II and Hospital 175 of Ho Chi Minh City with the main diagnoses: Septic shock from the digestive tract due to food poisoning, multiple organ failure; Pneumonia, nonspecific. The cost paid by the Health Insurance Fund for the patient is 1.14 billion VND.

- Patient with card code HS47979379XXXXX (Tan Thanh ward, Tan Phu district, Ho Chi Minh City): outpatient examination and treatment and inpatient treatment under health insurance 8 times in the first 8 months of 2022 at Tan Phu District Hospital, Children's Hospital 1 and Cho Ray Hospital with the main diagnoses: Acute myocarditis; Sequelae of intracranial injury (old left occipital injury); Rheumatic mitral valve regurgitation; Cellulitis;... The cost paid by the Health Insurance Fund for the patient is 1.1 billion VND.

- Patient with card code HS47575269XXXXX (Tan Mai, Bien Hoa, Dong Nai): outpatient examination and treatment and inpatient treatment under health insurance 6 times in the first 8 months of 2022 at the Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City and Children's Hospital - Dong Nai with the main diagnosis of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The cost paid by the Health Insurance Fund for the patient is 0.9 billion VND.

From the above figures, it can be affirmed that the health insurance policy has a humane meaning and a deep sense of community sharing. Accompanying generations of students in particular and health insurance participants in general, over the years, the health insurance card has been considered an indispensable "lifebuoy" for each person. Especially for students, people with serious illnesses that require long-term treatment, the value of participating in health insurance is multiplied many times over. Because the health insurance card not only helps patients have the opportunity to access and use medical supplies and high-tech, expensive services to treat diseases, but also helps the patient's family not fall into economic decline just because of worrying about the cost of medical examination and treatment for relatives.

Entering the 2022-2023 school year, in the context of many potential epidemics that pose risks to human health, health care for students through health insurance policies has become more important than ever. Accordingly, in this school year, health insurance for students continues to be vigorously implemented with the goal of achieving 100% of students participating in and benefiting from health insurance policies. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to have strong participation of the entire political system from the Central to the localities, especially the role and responsibility of schools, teachers in informing, propagating and mobilizing students, as well as their parents to participate in health insurance for students./.