The health insurance contribution rate in Vietnam should be doubled from the current 3% to 6% of a worker's salary, says Health Minister Nguyen Quoc Trieu. The authorities hope that the move would help the State meet the cost of health insurance, particularly for the unemployed and low-income households. The government's health insurance fund, covering about 37 million people, has been seeing deficits because of inadequate contributions.
Health insurance is currently not mandatory for everyone in Vietnam. However, with the government's drive to draw more people into the net – such as students and the relatives of employees – it is projected that up to 65% of the population will be covered by health insurance by 2010. The forecasted percentage will be a sharp increase from the 42% of the population at present in the national scheme.
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