Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi’s health
insurance fund suffered a deficit of more than 500 billion VND (21.4 million
USD) in the first half of this year, said Nguyen Duc Hoa, director of Hanoi
Social Insurance.
insurance fund suffered a deficit of more than 500 billion VND (21.4 million
USD) in the first half of this year, said Nguyen Duc Hoa, director of Hanoi
Social Insurance.
At a press conference in Hanoi on September 25,
Hoa said over 7.9 million health insurance cardholders received medical
check-ups and treatment in the first nine months of the year, with the cost
amounting to more than 12.2 trillion VND (525.8 million USD).
Hoa attributed the overspending to an upsurge in
. Some healthcare facilities also ask patients to take
unnecessary medical tests.
In addition, treatment costs depend on each
centre, making it difficult for the agency to balance the fund.
has asked medical centres
to review health insurance payments.
The percentage of Hanoi citizens with health
care insurance has so far reached 84.9 percent and is expected to increase
to 85.3 percent by the end of this year.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
