Over 90% of population covered by health insurance
VGP - The number of health insurance enrollments in Viet Nam reached 88 million people, or some 90.85% of the country’s population, surpassing the preset goal of 90.7%, according to the Viet Nam Social Security (VSS).
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VSS Deputy General Director Le Hung Son reported that over 16.1 million of people or 32.6% of the labor force enrolled in health insurance in 2020. Especially, nearly 1.1 million people engaged in vulnerable health insurance, up 494,000 people in comparison with 2019.
With health insurance coverage of 90.85%, Viet Nam has fundamentally finalized the goal of universal health insurance ahead of schedule. Noticeably, other developed countries have to spend 40 to 80 years to realize the goal while it takes Viet Nam only 17 years.
In 2020, nearly 2.5 million of people get cash payment. Over 700,000 other received financial payment via personal accounts. Nearly 9.6 million people benefited from insurance of sickness, maternity, and health recovery. Over 1 million got unemployment benefits./.
By Kim Loan
