Strengthening the Party's leadership and direction on social insurance and health insurance work in the new situation

In particular, all levels and sectors have clearly demonstrated their roles and responsibilities in implementing social insurance and health insurance work in the whole province.

When the entire political system gets involved

In recent times, the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in the province has achieved many important results, contributing positively to ensuring social security, stabilizing people's lives and developing the socio-economy.social insuranceHealth insurance is increasingly asserting its position as a mainstay in the social security system.

Nghe An organizes the launching ceremony to respond to the Month of promoting the implementation of social insurance and health insurance for all people. Photo: Thanh Chung.

In order to create unity in awareness and action in leadership, direction and organization of implementation of the target on social insurance and health insurance coverage rate; mobilize the strong participation of the entire political system in implementing social insurance and health insurance policies, after all levels and sectors implemented the preliminary review of 5 years of implementing Resolution 21-NQ/TW dated November 22, 2012 of the Politburo on strengthening the Party's leadership over social insurance and health insurance work in the period 2012 - 2020; The Standing Committee of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued Directive No. 19-CT/TU dated January 24, 2018 on strengthening the Party's leadership and direction over social insurance and health insurance work in the new situation in Nghe An province.

Mr. Hoang Van Minh - Director of the provincial social insurance said: In the process of implementing the provincial social insurance, the province has proactively coordinated and advised competent state agencies to specify the implementation of Directive 19-CT/TU, specifically:

Coordinate with the Provincial People's Council to advise: Include the target of social insurance and health insurance coverage in the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress, term 2020-2025; accordingly, by 2025, the target of health insurance coverage will reach 95%; the target of social insurance coverage will reach 26-27%. Issue a Resolution stipulating the level of health insurance contribution support for a number of subjects in Nghe An province for the period 2021-2025. Of which, 30% of the health insurance contribution will be supported for people in near-poor households, 10%-20% of the health insurance contribution will be supported for people in agricultural, forestry, fishery and salt-making households with an average living standard according to the roadmap: 2021: 10%, 2022: 15%, from 2023 to 2025: 20%.

Nghe An bridge responds to the call of the General Director of Vietnam Social Security. Photo: Thanh Chung

Advise the Provincial People's Committee: Issue a Decision to establish and perfect the Steering Committee for implementing social insurance and health insurance policies in Nghe An province; from there, in districts, cities and towns, Steering Committees for implementing social insurance and health insurance policies have been established (21/21 districts, cities and towns); at the same time, 100% of communes, wards and towns have established Steering Committees (460/460 communes). Issue a Directive on strengthening the collection of state budget and collection of social insurance and health insurance in the province from the beginning of the year; Decide to assign targets for the annual socio-economic plan, including targets for developing social insurance and health insurance participants to districts, cities and towns...

Coordinate with departments, branches and sectors in implementing policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance with specific contents in inter-sectoral documents, sign short-term and long-term coordination programs and annually organize preliminary and final reviews, evaluate and select key coordination tasks that need to be focused on. At the same time, do a good job of advising the Party Committee and the Government in implementing the Law on Social Insurance, Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW, and the Party and State's policies and guidelines on social insurance and health insurance.

People of Truong Thi ward (Vinh city) listen to advice on voluntary social insurance and health insurance. Photo: Dinh Tuyen

After 5 years of implementation, with the consensus and efforts of the entire political system, the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in Nghe An province has achieved basic results, changing both the awareness and actions of sectors, levels and people in the province.

Nghe An is considered the province with the highest rate of voluntary social insurance participants nationwide. The number of health insurance participants in 2022 increased by 186,796 people compared to 2017, completing the socio-economic target on the rate of people participating in health insurance assigned by the Provincial People's Committee every year.

By 2030, the social insurance participation rate will reach 37%, the health insurance participation rate will reach over 95%.%

In addition to positive results, the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies, especially the increase in social insurance and health insurance coverage, still faces many difficulties and challenges. The coverage rate of social insurance and health insurance in the province is still low compared to the target set by the Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress until 2025 and is not commensurate with the province's potential. The speed and coverage rate are still far from the target of Resolution No. 28-NQ/TW of the Central Committee on reforming social insurance policies. The rate of students participating in health insurance has not yet met the target assigned by the Prime Minister of 100%. There is still a situation of late payment of social insurance and health insurance, affecting the rights of workers. The management of health insurance funds and control of medical examination and treatment costs under health insurance in the area still face many difficulties...

The provincial Social Insurance Youth Union disseminates health insurance policies to students of Nghi Phu Secondary School. Photo: My Ha

To achieve the goal of 37% of the working-age population participating in social insurance by 2030; the rate of population participating in health insurance reaching over 95%, on March 7, 2022, Nghe An Provincial Party Committee issued Plan No. 81-KH/TU on implementing the targets of the Resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, Resolution of the 19th Provincial Party Congress on the coverage rate of social insurance and health insurance in Nghe An province by 2025, with a vision to 2030. Plan No. 81-KH/TU has set out groups of tasks, solutions and assigned specific responsibilities to implementing units.

The goal is to create innovation in the leadership and direction of Party committees, authorities and the participation of the political system to rapidly increase the coverage of social insurance and health insurance participants; strive to implement social insurance for all working-age workers and universal health insurance, build a professional and modern social insurance sector that meets integration requirements.

Immediately after the issuance of Plan 81-KH/TU, the Propaganda Department of Nghe An Provincial Party Committee and Nghe An Provincial Social Insurance jointly organized a Conference to disseminate and implement the Plan. The Conference is the most vivid evidence showing the drastic participation of the entire political system of Nghe An province in implementing social insurance and health insurance policies.

Social Insurance officers of Nghi Loc district went to each house to mobilize and persuade people to participate in social insurance and health insurance to enjoy benefits. Photo provided by the provincial Social Insurance

Speaking at the conference, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Security Pham Luong Son said: Issuing the Plan and organizing the Conference to disseminate and thoroughly understand this is an effective solution, a good way of doing things that needs to be replicated nationwide.

To continue effectively implementing social insurance and health insurance policies in the spirit of Directive 19-CT/TU, the provincial social insurance agency proposes that the Provincial Party Committee, People's Council, and People's Committee pay attention to directing specialized departments and branches to advise on policies to support additional local contributions (in addition to the general support level as prescribed) for voluntary social insurance participants, especially those from poor and near-poor households, in order to create favorable conditions for people in the province to participate in and enjoy voluntary social insurance policies; There is a policy to support funding for purchasing health insurance cards for people living in communes and villages with special difficulties in the period of 2015-2020, which are no longer in the category of special difficulties in Decision No. 861/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister and Decision No. 433/QD-UBDT of the Ethnic Committee./.