An estimated 25 trillion VND per year is planned for nationwide health check-ups.
Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan answers questions at the government press conference on the afternoon of May 6. Photo: Dinh Hiep
According to Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan, General Secretary To Lam's directive to move towards free hospital services for the people is not only a long-term strategic direction but also a goal that the entire health sector is determined to achieve. This policy touches the hearts of millions of people.
Implementing this policy will have a positive impact, reducing the financial burden on people, helping them proactively access healthcare services, detect and treat diseases early, and increase treatment effectiveness...
In terms of direction, from 2026-2030, approximately 90% of the population will have full access to disease prevention services, health promotion, full age- and target-based immunization, primary healthcare, reproductive health, maternal and child health, mental health, school health, health risk screening, regular health check-ups, chronic disease management, etc.
"At the same time, 100% of the population receives a regular health check-up at least once a year. We estimate that with 100 million people and a cost of approximately 250,000 VND per check-up, we spend about 25,000 billion VND per year," Deputy Minister Tran Van Thuan shared.
Citizens are given electronic health records.
Minister and Head of the Government Office Tran Van Son, the Government Spokesperson, answers questions at the regular government press conference. Photo: Nhat Bac
According to Mr. Tran Van Thuan, citizens will have electronic health records to manage their health; the elderly, people with disabilities, and vulnerable groups will receive social care and attention... At the same time, the state budget will increase support for purchasing health insurance cards, striving for 100% of the population to have health insurance. In addition, the scope of health insurance benefits will be expanded, and coverage will gradually be extended to preventive services, screening, early diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in their early stages, gradually reducing the percentage of payments made by citizens to below 20%, and the co-payment rate for health insurance medical examination and treatment costs to below 10%.
Following the direction of General Secretary To Lam, the Ministry of Health is drafting a report to the Government and submitting it to the Politburo for the issuance of a Resolution on breakthroughs in people's healthcare, meeting the requirements of national development in the new era. This includes proposing many solutions for people's healthcare, moving towards free hospital services for all citizens...
At the same time, the Ministry of Health is developing and issuing circulars regulating the list, rates, levels, and conditions for payment of medical technical services, drugs, and medical equipment covered by health insurance, including regulations to increase the rates and levels of payment for some drugs and medical equipment, moving towards free services for certain groups, especially policy beneficiaries.
Regarding the implementation roadmap, from 2026 to 2030, research will be conducted and submitted to the Government for promulgation a Decree guiding the pilot implementation of some policies such as expanding the benefits of the basic health insurance package to 20-30% of the basic salary (currently 15%)...
According to Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan, the two guidelines set forth by the General Secretary – including providing annual health check-ups for all citizens and waiving hospital fees for everyone – are not only health goals but also convey a profound message: Policies must originate from people, for people, and for a sustainably developing Vietnam.
Therefore, providing regular health checkups for the population is not a distant dream if we have sufficient political will, broad social consensus, and a clear, systematic implementation plan.
Source: https://baotuyenquang.com.vn/chinh-sach-mien-vien-phi-toan-dan-cham-den-trai-tim-hang-trieu-nguoi-211329.html
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