Nghe An strives to achieve the goal of 100% of students participating in health insurance

Many benefits for students when participating in Health Insurance

Buying health insurance at the beginning of the new school year is a regular practice for many families in the province today. The same goes for Ms. Nguyen Thi Sen in Dien Hoa commune (Dien Chau). At the beginning of every new school year, Ms. Sen always sets aside a portion of her budget to buy health insurance for her son Cao Xuan Phu, who is currently in grade 3 at Dien Hoa Primary School.

Ms. Sen shared: I have participated in Health Insurance for my son since he entered first grade and every year I have participated fully. Because in my mind, Health Insurance is an obligation, a responsibility, but attached to that are the rights of each person. Not to mention, at the end of second grade, my son had an accident due to careless cycling, so he had to be hospitalized for more than half a month for treatment. During the treatment, his medical insurance paid for his medicine, hospital stay... For families with an economic focus on agriculture like mine, that is a very valuable amount of money for us to feel secure in our treatment.

Not only in cases of mild illness, but also when participating in Student Health Insurance, in cases of serious illness, Health Insurance is a "lifesaver" for students during the treatment process. For example, Nguyen Viet K., a student at a secondary school in Vinh city, suffering from acute myeloid leukemia, has been paid more than 493 million VND by the Health Insurance Fund. For K.'s family, if the large amount of health insurance payment is not available, it will be a financial burden for the family.

Thanks to the Health Insurance card, many students and their families have reduced the financial burden in difficult times when they are unfortunately sick or ill, so that students can rest assured to receive treatment and return to normal study soon. Students can use the image of the Health Insurance card on the VssID application - Social Insurance number for medical examination and treatment; students use the application to grasp information and monitor the process of participating in and enjoying the Health Insurance policy; guardians (parents of students) install the application for students under 14 years old who have not been issued a citizen identification card...

Diversified communication work

Achieve the goal of 100% student participationHealth insurancein the 2023-2024 school year, contributing to the implementation of the goal of universal health insurance. Nghe An Provincial Social Insurance focuses on promoting high-level communication about benefits, contribution levels, and methods of participating in health insurance for students, and participating in health insurance with the State budget supporting a minimum contribution of 30%.

Mr. Hoang Van Minh - Director of Nghe An Provincial Social Insurance said: In recent times, the Social Insurance sector has promoted communication of the meaning, humane values, and community sharing of the Health Insurance policy in general and the Health Insurance policy for students in particular.

In order to raise awareness among parents and students about the purpose and significance of participating in Health Insurance as the right and responsibility of each student. Through many forms of propaganda, such as coordinating with organizations, associations, and unions to organize communication activities, disseminate, advise, and answer questions about Health Insurance policies to students; Build columns and topics on the importance of Health Insurance policies for students broadcast on the provincial Radio and Television Station, the radio system of communes, hamlets, blocks, and wards; Propaganda on the Nghe An Provincial Social Insurance Electronic Information Page, Magazine and Fanpage, Zalo of the industry; distribute leaflets, hang banners, slogans...

Along with that, the Social Insurance sector has specifically communicated the results of organizing and implementing the Student Health Insurance policy (payment of medical examination and treatment costs for students in 2022 and the first 7 months of 2023, including specific information about groups of students who are paid for high-cost medical examination and treatment); students receive primary health care at school with funding from the Health Insurance Fund.

Along with communication work, the Provincial Social Insurance also requires the Social Insurance of districts and towns to actively advise the Party Committees and local authorities to direct relevant units to closely coordinate with the Social Insurance agency in communicating the Health Insurance policy for students at educational institutions; at the same time, strengthen communication and mobilize organizations and individuals to give Health Insurance Cards to students in difficult circumstances. Proactively implement communication activities on the Health Insurance policy for students in accordance with the characteristics of each locality and regional culture.

Mr. Hoang Van Minh - Director of Nghe An Provincial Social Insurance emphasized: In recent years, propaganda and education work has contributed to raising awareness, removing difficulties in the process of mobilizing participation in Health Insurance for students, creating positive social psychological effects, changing the awareness of the whole society towards the Health Insurance policy, attracting more and more people to be interested in the benefits of participating in Health Insurance to protect themselves and share with the community.

On the other hand, at schools, managers and teachers have also changed their views on the responsibility of developing health insurance for students, becoming the awareness and responsibility of teachers, students and the agreement of parents and students.

Entering the new school year 2023-2024, in order to successfully achieve the goal of 100% of students participating in Health Insurance, ensuring that all students fully enjoy the right to health care and protection, in addition to the determination and efforts of Nghe An Provincial Social Insurance, it is necessary to have the strong and responsible participation of Party committees at all levels, local authorities and relevant agencies. Especially the role and responsibility of schools, teachers in informing, propagating and mobilizing students, as well as parents of students. In particular, the most important thing is still the awareness and proactive participation in Health Insurance of each student and parent.

In addition, the Social Insurance sector continues to coordinate with the Health sector to effectively carry out medical examination and treatment, ensuring the rights of students with Health Insurance when they are sick or have an accident and seek treatment at medical facilities; coordinate with schools to effectively carry out school health work, pay attention to primary health care and physical education activities, contributing to the implementation of comprehensive education goals, taking care of and protecting the health of students.

As of July 2023, the whole province had 681,909 students participating in Health Insurance, of which, students participating in Health Insurance at school: 508,314 students, students participating in Health Insurance under other subjects: 173,595 students; reaching the rate: 97.98% of students participating in Health Insurance, an increase of 1.39% compared to December 2022 (rate of 96.59%).