The Ministry of Health works with Tien Giang province

ABO - On October 1, the Ministry of Health delegation led by Deputy Minister Pham Le Tuan worked with the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee on the implementation of policies and legislation on social insurance, health insurance and medical examination and treatment of health insurance in the area. Deputy Chairman of the Tien Giang provincial People's Committee Tran Thanh Duc and other concerned departments worked with the delegation.

At the working session. Photo: thtg.vn

According to the report of the Tien Giang province Social Insurance, by the end of August, the total number of people participated in social insurance as over 1.4 million people, reaching 97.6% of the target; of which over 190,000 people were compulsory social insurance, voluntary social insurance were over 3,100 people, reaching 94.6% of the social insurance premiums allocated in 2018. In 2018, the whole province collected social insurance and health insurance was 2.673 billion, reached 63 % of the plan for social insurance in Vietnam, the social insurance schemes were solved for over 200,000 people. The total social insurance, health insurance was 98.6 billion, accounting for 2.3% of the plan in 2018.

At the working session, leaders of the Tien Giang province Social Insurance and other departments and agencies reported clearly the performance of the main tasks of the unit over time. Besides the results, the leaders of the units also frankly acknowledged some difficulties in the process of performing tasks.

Deputy Minister of Health Pham Le Tuan highly appreciated the efforts of all levels and sectors of the Tien Giang province in solving the payment of social insurance and unemployment insurance, dissemination of policies, laws on social insurance, health insurance; Improve the quality of medical examination and treatment, etc...

He also suggested that the Tien Giang province need to strengthen inspection and supervision of medical examination and treatment of health insurance; to take initiative in balancing funding from local state budget sources to support health insurance premiums for poor households, near-poor households and students.

In addition, the Department of Health, the Tien Giang Social Insurance and other related agencies should work more closely in dealing with difficulties and problems of medical examination and treatment of health insurance. In addition, the Deputy Minister of Health also instructed units under the Ministry of Health and Vietnam Social Insurance to admit synthesize and study the recommendations of the Tien Giang province to handle the situation.

(According to thtg.vn – Translated by NGUYEN HUU)