Good practices in developing voluntary social insurance in Nghi Loc district

Leaders of Nghi Loc District Social Insurance inspect and review the rate of voluntary social insurance participants in the district. Photo: Thu Huong

Bring benefits to the people

For more than 7 years working as a social insurance collection agent, Ms. Bui Thi Xuan - an employee of Nghi Loc District Post Office, brought leaflets about voluntary social insurance and family health insurance to each household in the district to propagate and mobilize people to understand and participate. Identifying potential subjects, combined with skillful mobilization, she has helped many people participate in voluntary social insurance and family health insurance.

Ms. Bui Thi Xuan shared: “In recent years, many people in the district have been more interested in voluntary social insurance and health insurance, because people understand that when they participate in voluntary social insurance, they will have a salary regime when they reach old age; with health insurance, people will have reduced costs for medical examination, treatment and health care when they are sick.”

Identifying voluntary social insurance and family health insurance as important social policies, contributing to improving the work of caring for and protecting people's health and ensuring social security, in recent years, Nghi Loc District Social Insurance has promoted propaganda work, raising awareness of workers, people, and beneficiaries about the policies and benefits of social insurance in general, voluntary social insurance in particular, and health insurance. With the motto "Going to every alley, knocking on every door, checking every subject", the district's Social Insurance officers have coordinated with collection agents to go to every house to mobilize, persuade, and make people understand the humane policies of the Party and the State.

At the same time, the district Social Insurance advises the District People's Committee to assign targets for developing health insurance participants to communes and towns; organize conferences to propagate the development of voluntary social insurance participants, dialogue on social insurance and health insurance regimes and policies for participants; review the number of units and enterprises operating in the area, make a list of employees who have not participated in compulsory social insurance to have a plan to develop the subjects, and at the same time coordinate and guide units and enterprises to properly implement the regimes and policies related to social insurance for employees.

Launching ceremony to respond to the month of campaigning for the implementation of universal social insurance in Nghi Loc. Photo: Document

Ms. Ho Thi Minh in Nghi Dong commune (Nghi Loc) saw the benefits of learning about the regulations of voluntary social insurance and boldly participated. Ms. Minh said: “By participating in voluntary social insurance, when I reach retirement age, I will receive a pension or if I pass away, my relatives will receive a death benefit. The monthly voluntary social insurance contribution is also lower than some types of life insurance, not to mention that when I participate, the State also supports part of the payment costs.”

Mr. Nguyen Van Manh, a resident of Nghi Thiet commune (Nghi Loc) said: “I have participated in health insurance for nearly 3 years now. Because I often get sick, every time I go to the doctor or get treatment, I enjoy benefits and regimes. At the same time, I also participate in voluntary social insurance; not only me but my wife also participates in social insurance and health insurance.”

Strive for a high rate of voluntary social insurance participation

During the implementation process, thanks to the drastic participation of all levels and sectors; the efforts in propaganda and coordination between the district Social Insurance and the collection agents at the grassroots level, the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in the district has had many positive changes.

By the end of June 2022, the whole district had 185,667/192,973 people participating in social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance, reaching 96.21% of the 2022 plan. Of which, compulsory social insurance was 14,679/17,063 people, an increase of 338 people (2.34%) compared to the end of March 2022; voluntary social insurance was 6,588/8,475 people, an increase of 337 people (5.39%) compared to the end of March 2022; health insurance was 179,079/184,498 people, an increase of 4,278 people (2.45%) compared to the end of March 2022; unemployment insurance was 13,612/16,000 people, an increase of 317 people (2.38%) compared to the end of March 2022.

Social insurance officers of Nghi Loc district go to each house to mobilize and persuade people to participate in social insurance and health insurance to enjoy benefits. Photo: Thu Huong

In terms of the speed of exploitation and development of social insurance, health insurance, and unemployment insurance participants assigned by the Provincial Social Insurance, the number of participants each year increased compared to the previous year. Comparing 2021 and 2017, specifically: Compulsory social insurance increased by 3,048 people (up 35.89%); Voluntary social insurance increased by 4,986 people (up 433.18%); Health insurance increased by 18,504 people (up 12.22%); Unemployment insurance increased by 3,220 people (up 44.37%).

To complete the set goals in 2022, Nghi Loc District Social Insurance continues to coordinate with the District Department of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs to advise the Chairman of the District People's Committee to assign targets for developing social insurance and health insurance participants for communes and towns; assign targets for developing subjects to each cadre and each voluntary social insurance and family health insurance collection agent as well as to expand and improve the quality of the collection agent network; regularly review and update changes in household members to update data on households participating in health insurance; continue to promote inspection, examination, handling of violations and settlement of complaints and denunciations about social insurance and health insurance according to regulations.

Along with that, it is necessary to be flexible and innovate in the forms of propaganda, dialogue, and dissemination of the Party's guidelines and policies, the State's policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance to all people; continue to reform administrative procedures to be simple and convenient for participants and beneficiaries of social insurance and health insurance policies; organize training and improve the capacity of commune-level collection agents, strive to complete 100% of assigned targets and plans, making an important contribution to ensuring social security and improving people's lives.

Nghi Loc District Social Insurance cooperated with sponsors to present health insurance cards to poor students at Nghi Yen Secondary School. Photo: Archive.

Mr. Chu Van Luong - Director of Nghi Loc District Social Insurance said: In the coming time, the unit will continue to advise the Party Committee and local authorities to strengthen the direction and propaganda of the Resolution of the Politburo on the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies to the grassroots level. At the same time, implement the targets and Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress; Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, Resolution of the 29th District Party Congress on the coverage rate of social insurance and health insurance in the district. In particular, by 2025, the rate of the working-age labor force participating in social insurance will reach 45.5% or more; the rate of the population participating in health insurance will reach 95% or more".

Thu Huong