Nghe An deploys social insurance and health insurance work in 2022

The conference was held online, with the participation of many locations in the province. Photo: Thanh Chung

On the morning of January 7, Nghe An Provincial People's Committee held an online conference to deploy work.social insurance, health insurance2022. Attending the conference were Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security Pham Luong Son; representatives of leaders of departments, branches and localities in the province.

MANY OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENTS

In 2021, in the context of many difficulties due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in 2021 achieved many outstanding achievements. Specifically: The whole province has 2,917,035 people participating in social insurance, health insurance, voluntary social insurance, and unemployment insurance. The health insurance coverage rate reached 91% of the population. The number of people participating in social insurance is 358,528 people (reaching a coverage rate of 19.28%; exceeding the province's socio-economic target (1.1%). Nghe An is a bright spot in the country in terms of developing the number of participants.Voluntary social insurancewith 103,584 participants, equal to 9% of the total number of voluntary social insurance participants nationwide.

Total revenue from social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance was nearly 7,259 billion VND, reaching 100% of the assigned plan, an increase of nearly 450 billion VND, up 6.61% over the same period in 2020. Total debt from social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance was nearly 289 billion VND, down 0.05% compared to the debt ratio in the same period in 2020.

In 2021, the province resolved social insurance benefits for 117,244 people; managed pension and social insurance benefits for 284,721 people with an amount of VND 9,228,191 million. Medical facilities proposed to pay for 4,175 million health insurance examinations. The total accumulated expenditure on social insurance, unemployment insurance, and health insurance as of December 31, 2021 was nearly VND 13,548 billion.

Director of Nghe An Social Insurance Hoang Van Minh reported on the implementation results of social insurance and health insurance policies in 2021 of Nghe An province. Photo: Thanh Chung

Implementing Resolution No. 116 of the Government, Decision No. 28 of the Prime Minister on the policy to support employees and employers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic from the Unemployment Insurance Fund, Nghe An has reduced the unemployment insurance contribution for 7,463 units, equivalent to 176,218 employees with the amount of reduced unemployment insurance contribution being over 26 billion VND; paying support policies for 196,860 employees with the amount of nearly 471 billion VND.

At the conference, delegates focused on analyzing the results, shortcomings, limitations and made proposals and recommendations to realize the goal of universal health insurance and social insurance for workers.

REALIZING THE GOAL OF UNIVERSAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL INSURANCE

Speaking at the conference, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security Pham Luong Son acknowledged and commended the efforts and outstanding results in implementing social insurance and health insurance policies of Nghe An province. Nghe An province is a bright spot in the country in promoting the implementation of voluntary social insurance. The solutions implemented by Nghe An are being replicated by Vietnam Social Security nationwide.

Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security praised Nghe An province as a bright spot in the country in promoting the implementation of voluntary social insurance. Photo: Thanh Chung

In order to better implement the social insurance and health insurance policies in the coming time, the Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security suggested: Nghe An Social Security needs to closely follow the epidemic situation to develop solutions and scenarios for organizing the implementation of tasks, responding to the epidemic, striving to complete assigned targets and plans; especially targets on developing participants, urging collection of social insurance and health insurance.

Nghe An Social Insurance continues to actively coordinate with relevant sectors to resolve and pay social insurance regimes correctly and sufficiently according to regulations; promptly implement new regulations on social insurance and health insurance taking effect from 2022 and support programs for employees and employers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic; continue to promote communication and mobilization of people to participate in social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance; strengthen inspection, surprise inspection, and specialized inspection of social insurance and health insurance payments; promote administrative procedure reform to implement digital transformation according to the orientation of the Vietnam Social Insurance industry.

Comrade Pham Luong Son requested the People's Committee of Nghe An province to continue to direct all levels and sectors to effectively implement the tasks of social insurance and health insurance in the area; strengthen the management of health insurance medical examination and treatment funds, continuously improve the quality of medical examination and treatment; arrange local budgets, mobilize the participation of the business community and philanthropists to support additional funds to buy health insurance cards for people in difficult circumstances; especially those in near-poor and multidimensionally poor households in the area.

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Bui Dinh Long stated: In 2022, Nghe An will continue to innovate, be creative, take drastic actions, and synchronously implement tasks and solutions to increase the coverage of social insurance and health insurance. Photo: Thanh Chung

In that situation, the Provincial People's Committee focuses on directing all levels and sectors to overcome shortcomings and limitations in 2021; be proactive, innovative, creative, resolute in action, synchronously implement key tasks and solutions according to the Resolutions, Directives, and Action Programs of the Central and the Provincial Party Committee on policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance; contribute to realizing the goal of universal health insurance and social insurance for all workers.

Nghe An Provincial People's Committee awarded the Emulation Flag of the Provincial People's Committee Chairman to Nghe An Social Insurance collective. Photo: Thanh Chung

The province focuses on innovating propaganda work in both content and form in a professional manner to develop social insurance and health insurance participants. Localities are required to promptly complete the establishment of the Steering Committee for implementing social insurance and health insurance policies in each commune, ward and town to attach responsibility to local leaders in directing the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies; well organize the implementation of social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance regimes and policies, ensuring the rights of social insurance, unemployment insurance and health insurance participants; strengthen measures to manage and use the health insurance fund to ensure rationality, efficiency, savings and compliance with the budget;innovation in service methods for people...

At the conference, the People's Committee of Nghe An province awarded the Emulation Flag of the Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee to the collective of Nghe An Social Insurance; Vietnam Social Insurance awarded the "For the cause of Vietnam Social Insurance" Medal to individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the implementation of social insurance policies in Nghe An province./.