Proposal to promote private healthcare, develop digital healthcare products and services

(Dan Tri) - Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri (Hanoi Delegation) proposed creating all conditions for the private healthcare system to gradually become an important driving force in protecting and taking care of people's health.

Delegate Nguyen Anh Tri (Photo: PV).

On December 2, the National Assembly discussed in the hall: Draft Resolution of the National Assembly on a number of breakthrough mechanisms and policies for the work of protecting, caring for and improving people's health; Investment policy for the National Target Program (NTPP) on health care, population and development for the period 2026 - 2035.

Regarding the issue of private healthcare , delegate Nguyen Anh Tri (Hanoi Delegation) stated that it is necessary to promote the development of private healthcare in the direction of mobilizing social resources to participate in people's healthcare.

Especially investing in and developing medical examination and treatment facilities, diagnostic centers, testing centers, imaging and functional testing centers to provide high-quality health care services, disease prevention services, scientific research, training of medical human resources, production of drugs, vaccines, medical equipment, inspection, testing and calibration.

Create all conditions for the private health system to gradually become an important driving force in the work of protecting and caring for people's health. Strive for the private health system to provide about 30% by 2030, and 45% by 2045, of medical examination and treatment services nationwide.

Explaining the proposal to include private healthcare in this Resolution of the National Assembly, Mr. Tri gave an analysis: The Party's Resolutions are strongly emphasizing the private economy, from being a driving force; to being an important driving force; to Resolution 68 of the Politburo, the private economy is the most important driving force.

Not to mention, in fact, over the past 30 years, private healthcare has grown. Vietnam has many large, modern, synchronized private hospitals with from several hundred to thousands of beds. There are testing centers that meet international standards, can be connected globally, there are very modern testing centers, imaging diagnostics, and functional examinations, contributing significantly to the protection of people's health.

Private healthcare has become somewhat of a driving force in Vietnam's general healthcare system.

According to Mr. Tri, Resolution No. 20-NQ/TW sets the target of private hospital beds reaching 10% by 2025 and 15% by 2030. However, in reality, in 2025, the number of private hospital beds is only about 7%, which is not as high as the rate required by Resolution 20 of the Central Committee.

The private healthcare system is providing about 14.55% of medical examination and treatment services nationwide, which is still low. Referring to some countries in the world, Germany is 25%, France 35%, Australia 40%, America 80%, Japan 80%. That means there is still a lot of room for private healthcare development.

“Private healthcare needs the attention of the State, especially institutions and mechanisms, especially financial and land mechanisms. This resolution needs to institutionalize Article 6 of Resolution 72 of the Politburo, which emphasizes promoting the development of private healthcare, mobilizing and effectively using all resources for healthcare development,” Mr. Tri said, hoping to have such content so that private healthcare can effectively contribute to protecting people's health.

Delegate Nguyen Thi Suu (Photo: PV).

Besides, delegate Nguyen Thi Suu (Hue City) said that the draft needs to add terms and regulations to promote smart healthcare and high-tech medical services.

Regarding investment in building digital infrastructure for healthcare, delegate Nguyen Thi Suu proposed to specify the goals of digital transformation in healthcare; assign specific tasks to the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology in building digital infrastructure. At the same time, create a clear incentive mechanism for businesses to link with high-tech services in the healthcare system.

She also proposed revising this regulation so that the State prioritizes investment in building a national health database system, digital infrastructure and shared platforms capable of interconnecting medical facilities, preventive medicine units and health insurance to improve the quality of management, treatment and health care.

The goal is to achieve 100% digitalization of electronic medical records by 2030 and apply information technology in 80% of medical examination and treatment services by 2035.

Encourage businesses to invest in developing digital health products and services (Photo: PV).

In addition to encouraging businesses to invest in developing digital health products and services under the public-private partnership (PPP) model, businesses must also enter into public-private service transactions or contracts to purchase medical technology services. Businesses are entitled to tax incentives, land and investment procedures that meet quality criteria and other data to ensure the quality of medical examination and treatment.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/de-xuat-day-manh-y-te-tu-nhan-phat-trien-cac-san-pham-dich-vu-y-te-so-20251203100213226.htm