To enhance many measures to increase health insurance debt collection and reduction

ABO – On September 13, the supervision delegation of the Department of Culture and Social Affairs under the Tien Giang provincial People's Council, worked with the Tien Giang Department of Health and the Provincial Social Insurance on the implementation of policies and laws related to the payment of medical examination and treatment expenses for participants of health insurance.

Deputy Chairwoman of the Provincial People's Council Nguyen Thi Sang attended this working session.

Leaderof the Tien Giang Department of Health speaks at the working session.

At each place, the supervision delegation and leaders of units explained and clarified many issues such as: The implementation of legal documents on health insurance; conditions to ensure medical examination and treatment; many issues related to the investment in facilities, equipment, drug supply, the application of science and technology, the training of human resources, and policies for officials and employees of hospital; situation of exceeding the fund of medical examination and treatment, over estimation; the allocation of estimates for medical examination and treatment with health insurance at hospitals, etc ...

Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Council Pham Van Bay recognized the achievements of the Tien Giang Department of Health and the Provincial Social Insurance. At the same time, he emphasized that the Tien Giang Department of Health and the Provincial Social Insurance should strengthen many measures to develop the object, increasing the collection and reduce debts, preserving the social insurance and health insurance fund to ensure the rights of participants, contributing to ensuring security social activities in the province.

At the working session with the Provincial Social Insurance. Photo: HOAI THU

The Tien Giang Department of Health and the Provincial Social Insurance coordinate with departments, branches and localities to limit the situation of outstanding debts and timely handle them; propagandizing to help people, employees and employers to understand and strictly comply with policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance. The social insurance agency shall coordinate with the Tien Giang Department of Health and medical examination and treatment facilities in implementing measures to improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, reviewing them to detect errors and shortcomings.

While waiting for the Central's amendments in terms of policy mechanisms, difficulties and recommendations of the Tien Giang Department of Health and the Provincial, the supervision delegation will note and report to the Standing Provincial People's Council for solutions to solve issues under the authority of the province.

By HOAI THU – Translated by HUU CHI