Medical examination without health insurance will still be paid for

Previously, when going to the doctor, if a patient forgot his/her health insurance card, the health insurance fund would not cover the cost and he/she had to register for a regular check-up. According to the new draft circular, even if the patient forgot the card, the hospital fee can still be paid.

» Priest Nguyen Dinh Thuc incited parishioners

Previously, according to regulations, people with health insurance cards when going to see a doctor must present their health insurance card with a photo; in case the health insurance card does not have a photo, they must present a document proving their identity to be able to register for health insurance examination and treatment and receive payment from the fund according to regulations.

According to the draft Circular detailing the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Social Insurance and the Law on Health Insurance in the health sector, people participating in health insurance are still encouraged to provide their health insurance card number or present their health insurance card with photo when going to see a doctor or get treatment.

In case the health insurance card does not have a photo, it is necessary to provide a personal identification number or present one of the following documents: Valid citizen identification card; Valid identity card (including military identification); Valid passport; Valid student card (for students who are not old enough to have an identity card); Other photo documents issued or certified by a state management agency or the agency where the person is working.

However, in cases where health insurance participants go to see a doctor without bringing their health insurance card, the Social Insurance will still pay the cost if they provide the medical facility with their health insurance card number and documents proving their identity (one of the above documents).

If at the time of medical examination and treatment, the patient does not remember the card number or does not have valid identification documents, the health insurance fund will not pay.

Payment of medical examination and treatment costs under health insurance is effective from the time of presenting the health insurance card, or health insurance card number and identification documents.

According to Dantri