This is the information given at the conference on providing thematic information on the model of the health insurance card recently held by the Vietnam Social Security.

According to Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Insurance Tran Dinh Lieu, the current health insurance card is made on paper, easily damaged, crumpled, difficult to preserve for long-term use. The contents printed on the health insurance card include both frequently changed information and fixed information.Every time information about the participant changes such as address and place of initial medical care registration, the social insurance agency must print and re-issue. New health insurance card.

In addition, the current draft of health insurance cards with pre-printed versions of social insurance cards of provinces and centrally-run cities also makes it difficult to transfer embryos of health insurance cards between provinces. When the health insurance card is lost or damaged, the participant is also required to apply for re-issuance at the social insurance agency where the health insurance card is directly collected and issued.

In particular, now all printed data and health insurance card issuance for participants have been fully updated on the Health Insurance Inspection Portal, ensuring management of health insurance cards on electronic data and streamlining some criteria. paper health insurance card. These criteria are completely searchable on the Health Insurance Inspection Portal.

Currently, Vietnam Social Security is ready for the implementation of a new model of health insurance card from April 1, 2021 nationwide. The granting of new health insurance cards to the people will ensure full benefits of the current insured, without causing difficulties and congestion for the people. The social insurance agency will train the local social insurance agency to implement the issuance of a new card to ensure the interests of the people. Any locality with old card embryo (ie the old card is still valid) still uses the old card. In any locality where the old card is not available, the Vietnam Social Security will issue new embryos and new software.

According to Mr. Tran Dinh Lieu, it is estimated that this year, about 10 million cards will be issued under the new form. This number is similar to the previous annual card renewal such as issuing new cards to new participants or losing cards, or changing places for initial medical examination and treatment, requiring a new card … Therefore, the issuance of a new card This time, there will be no disturbance, no extra fees, when issuing a new card, and there will be no phenomenon of people coming to change cards, causing congestion.

In the coming time, the representative of Vietnam Social Insurance said that in order to effectively implement the tasks in 2021, the entire social insurance industry will deploy synchronously groups of solutions to develop participants; urge the collection and reduction of debts, not to incur debts of social insurance and health insurance in the following months; ensure the implementation of the new health insurance card in accordance with the new regulations, creating favorable conditions for people and ensuring benefits for participants when providing health care services with health insurance.

“The issuance of a new card will be associated with criteria such as: convenience, full benefits and avoid waste” – Deputy General Director Tran Dinh Lieu emphasized.

Le Kim Lien