Stop issuing paper health insurance cards from June 1

To ensure the rights of health insurance participants during the time of organizing and arranging units to operate under the new model and implementing savings and combating waste, the Social Insurance of regions and Social Insurance of provinces and cities will continue to use the old Health Insurance card blanks until May 31, 2025.

This is the content of Official Dispatch No. 168/BHXH-QLT, dated March 26, 2025 of Vietnam Social Security.

Also according to this document, from June 1, 2025, for cases of requesting to reissue or exchange health insurance cards, social insurance officers are required to directly guide participants to install the Social Insurance Digital Application (VssID), the electronic identification application (VNeID) and instructions on how to use the image of the Health Insurance card on the VssID, VNeID application; citizen identification card with chip to go to medical examination and treatment instead of paper health insurance card. Only issue new paper health insurance cards for cases where VssID, VNeID cannot be installed and there is no citizen identification card with chip.

To use the VssID or VNeID application to replace the paper health insurance card, people can integrate the health insurance card into these applications by following these simple steps: integrate the health insurance card into VNeID. First, people need to update the latest version of the VNeID application. Then, open the application and log in, select the Paper Wallet section, then select information integration. Next, select “Create new request” and enter the health insurance card number and card issuing unit information to complete the integration.

Bai Chay Hospital staff perform procedures to register for health insurance examination and treatment using chip-embedded ID cards for patients. Photo: baoquangninh.vn

Regarding the VssID application, currently, most accounts have been authenticated with population data and updated citizen identification numbers. For accounts that have not been updated, people can follow these steps to update citizen identification numbers or personal identification codes for social insurance and health insurance participants in the VssID application.

To check the updated citizen identification number on the VssID application: Open the VssID application on your phone - Log in to your account. If the account already displays the citizen identification number, there is no need to update. If the old ID number is still there, then you need to change the information, then follow these steps:

Step 1: Access the address: https://dichvucong.baohiemxahoi.gov.vn – Log in with your VssID account;

Step 2: When you have successfully logged in, look up and select account information to change your ID card/citizen identification number;

Step 3: In the information management section, people can easily edit their ID card/citizen identification number;

Step 4: Confirm at the social insurance agency.

After completing the online information change, the user will receive a notification requesting to go to the nearest social insurance agency to confirm and complete the information change on the social insurance system.

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