Quickly overcome shortcomings in implementing health insurance policy
(Baonghean) -The issue of health insurance for the poor and near-poor was published in the column "People's Council Delegates, Speak, Do and Listen" of Nghe An Newspaper, published on November 25 and 30, 2011, and continued to receive attention from all levels, sectors and people in the province. Nghe An Newspaper reporters recorded some opinions surrounding this issue.
Mr. Le Dinh Van - Director of Tay Bac General Hospital: The health insurance policy for the poor and near-poor is a major policy of the Party and State, but in practice, it is posing a number of shortcomings that cause difficulties for the beneficiaries. First of all, the current health insurance premium in general and especially for the poor and near-poor is still too low, so they only dare to use cheap medicine, so everything is "poured" on the "head" of the patient. In addition, the slow issuance of cards, incorrect names, addresses, year of birth... also causes many difficulties for beneficiaries. Therefore, to ensure the rights of the poor and near-poor to receive better medical care and ensure a stable source of health insurance funds, the State needs to increase the premium of health insurance cards for the poor and near-poor. Social insurance agencies and local officials need to improve their responsibilities, avoid printing blurred cards, incorrect names, middle names, dates; and promptly issue health insurance cards to the people.
Mr. Nguyen Van Cong - Director of Thanh Chuong District Social Insurance: Currently, Thanh Chuong has ensured that 100% of poor households have health insurance cards, however, the number of near-poor participants is low, only over 50% of the total near-poor in the whole district, not ensuring community, taking the majority to compensate for the minority. The main reason is that people do not fully understand their rights when participating in health insurance, often only when they are sick do they "run" to get health insurance cards; even in some localities, only sick, elderly and infirm people participate. Meanwhile, the authorities of some localities have not paid attention to mobilizing people to participate in health insurance or if they do, it is only perfunctory and ineffective. There is no team of specialized health insurance officers at the grassroots level (mainly experienced policy officers), and there is no regime, so they lack dedication and responsibility. The medical examination and treatment work and the service spirit and attitude of some medical facilities and some medical staff have not really satisfied patients... These are some of the reasons affecting people's trust, causing difficulties in propaganda and mobilizing people to participate in health insurance.
The issue is to enhance the responsibility of authorities at all levels in propagating and mobilizing people to participate in health insurance as well as directing and implementing health insurance policies in general, and health insurance for the poor and near-poor in particular. At the same time, research on arranging specialized health insurance staff at the commune level to meet the progress of implementing universal health insurance in the coming time.
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