Immediately disclose prices for medical examination and treatment services

The Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management requests hospitals to immediately publicize the price list of medical examination and treatment services. On August 3, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management, Ministry of Health issued telegram No. 810/KCB-NV to hospitals and institutes with beds under the Ministry of Health, health departments of provinces and centrally run cities and health departments of ministries and branches on publicizing the price list of medical examination and treatment services.

Pursuant to Joint Circular No. 04/2012/TTLT-BYT-BTC dated February 29, 2012 of the Ministry of Health - Ministry of Finance promulgating the maximum price range for a number of medical examination and treatment services in State medical examination and treatment facilities, hospitals have been and are having new hospital fees approved by competent authorities.

To achieve the goal of publicity and transparency in applying hospital fee price list, the Department of Medical Examination and Treatment Management requires hospitals to immediately publicize the price list of medical examination and treatment services of the hospital after being approved by competent authorities, and must arrange the price list in an easy-to-observe area.

The telegram also requested timely responses to people's questions related to price adjustments for medical examination and treatment services at hospitals.

The Department of Health of provinces and centrally run cities, health ministries and branches urgently direct affiliated hospitals to publicly announce the price list of medical examination and treatment services immediately after approval.

According to (Chinhphu.vn) - LT