"Shield" of security in every home

- Not only is it a health care card, family health insurance (HI) is also a support to help people feel secure when they are sick or ill. In recent years, with the efforts of Lang Son Social Insurance, the HI policy has increasingly penetrated into people's lives, aiming at the goal of universal health insurance coverage.

Provincial Social Insurance and Provincial Post Office staff propagate and mobilize people to participate in family health insurance.

For over a year now, Mr. Nguyen Van Long, 58 years old, in Tam Thanh ward has been more attached to the hospital than at home. He was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis - a rare disease - and had to undergo long-term treatment at the Provincial General Hospital and several central medical facilities. His total treatment cost was more than 600 million VND, of which the Health Insurance Fund covered almost all. Mrs. Vu Thi Lan, Mr. Long's wife, shared: When I heard the doctor report that the hospital fees would amount to tens of millions each time, I was really worried. Thanks to the Health Insurance card, the amount of money we had to pay was very small, so we have been able to continue treatment until now.

Mr. Long's case is just one of hundreds of thousands of Lang Son people supported by health insurance every year. According to the provincial Social Insurance, from the beginning of 2025 to now, the whole province has had over 923,000 people using health insurance cards for medical examination and treatment, with a total expenditure of over VND 666 billion, an increase of 9.2% over the same period last year. These figures confirm that the health insurance policy is truly effective, helping people reduce the burden of medical costs and feel more secure when they are unfortunately sick, especially in the context of increasing prices for medical examination and treatment services.

Mr. Hoang Manh Cuong, Deputy Director of the Provincial General Hospital, informed: 95% of inpatients at the hospital have their treatment costs covered by health insurance. Many patients with high treatment costs such as intensive care, ventilators, blood filtration, cardiovascular intervention, hemodialysis, etc. are mostly covered by health insurance, helping them overcome difficult times, feel secure in their treatment, and recover their health.

To spread the humanistic meaning of the health insurance policy to the people, in recent times, the provincial Social Insurance has promoted propaganda, coordinated with organizations and service collection organizations to bring the family health insurance policy to the people. By the end of October 2025, the whole province had 679,443 people participating in health insurance, reaching 82.8% of the population.

Ms. Nong Thi Phuong Thao, Director of the Provincial Social Insurance, said: Family health insurance not only helps people reduce medical costs but also contributes to building a healthy community and ensuring social security. In the 40 peak days at the end of 2025, the Provincial Social Insurance sector launched a sprint emulation movement, striving to develop more than 49,000 new people to participate in health insurance, prioritizing the mobilization of households with no participants and promptly renewing cards that are about to expire.

To achieve that goal, the Social Insurance at all levels has developed a specific plan, coordinated with the commune and ward authorities and associations and organizations to screen subjects, and disseminate information in various forms such as small groups, consultation at households, and transaction points. At the same time, the industry has also increased the application of information technology, encouraging people to install the VssID application (digital Social Insurance application) to track benefits and facilitate medical examination and treatment.

The family health insurance policy is gradually asserting its position as a “security shield” in every home. When each person proactively participates, not only will they and their families be protected, but they will also join hands to strengthen a solid social security foundation.

Source: https://baolangson.vn/la-chan-an-sinh-trong-moi-mai-am-5066572.html