Health insurance and social insurance are the main pillars of the social security system. By participating in this policy, people enjoy many benefits. With the motto "Leaving no one behind", in recent times, Thai Nguyen province has had many policies to support vulnerable groups such as poor households, near-poor households, freelance workers... to be able to access this humane policy. Implementing the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2025 period (National Target Program 1719), Lang Chanh District (Thanh Hoa) is promoting many propaganda activities, disseminating legal knowledge and providing legal aid to the people, focusing on particularly difficult villages and hamlets, to raise awareness of the Party's policies and the State's laws on ethnic minority areas. 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Implementing the National Target Program on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas for the period 2021-2025 (National Target Program 1719), Lang Chanh district (Thanh Hoa) is promoting many propaganda activities, disseminating legal knowledge and providing legal aid to the people, focusing on particularly disadvantaged villages and hamlets, in order to raise awareness of the Party's policies and the State's laws on ethnic minority areas. On the morning of November 8, continuing the program of the 8th Session of the 15th National Assembly, the National Assembly listened to the Report and the Verification Report on the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Quang In the past four years, Quang Nam province has flexibly combined resources from the National Target Program on Socio-Economic Development in Ethnic Minorities and Mountainous Areas for the 2021-2030 period; Phase I: from 2021 to 2025 (National Target Program 1719) with other capital sources to develop value chains in agricultural production, focusing on the development of medicinal plants. Quang Nam province is striving to become a representative medicinal herb region for the Central Highlands region. After 3 years of implementing Sub-project 2 on Supporting the development of production according to the value chain, precious medicinal herb growing areas, promoting business start-ups, startups and attracting investment in ethnic minority and mountainous areas under Project 3 - National Target Program on socio-economic development of ethnic minority and mountainous areas (National Target Program 1719), many poor and near-poor households in Van Quan district (Lang Son) have been supported with resources to develop production, increase income and improve their lives.
According to information from Thai Nguyen Provincial Social Insurance, in recent years, the province has donated 734 social insurance books and 1,412 health insurance cards to people in difficult circumstances in the area to create a habit of participating in social insurance and health insurance, prevent health risks when they reach retirement age, and contribute to political and social stability.
In addition, Thai Nguyen province also actively propagates and disseminates policies, promotes the development of social insurance and health insurance participants in many diverse and rich forms. Determining the rights of voluntary social insurance participants as well as health care through health insurance for the poor, people in near-poor households; ethnic minorities; and people under social policies is a sustainable solution to hunger eradication and poverty reduction.
Thai Nguyen Provincial Social Insurance has consulted with the Provincial People's Committee to submit to the Provincial People's Council for approval to support 30% of health insurance premiums for near-poor households in the area; Coordinated with Thai Nguyen Central Hospital to examine and give medicine to people in difficult circumstances in Dinh Hoa district, visited and gave gifts to poor patients with health insurance cards being treated at the hospital on the occasion of Tet holiday.
Promote the call for businesses, organizations, individuals, and benefactors in Thai Nguyen province to join hands in supporting. The program of giving social insurance books, health insurance cards and bringing a warm Tet to people in difficult circumstances has created opportunities for people in difficult circumstances to access health care with health insurance and receive social insurance pensions when they reach retirement age.
The program received high appreciation from Party committees, authorities at all levels, socio-political organizations, associations, unions and social communities, and the active participation of agencies, organizations, businesses, philanthropists, etc., creating a close relationship between all levels, sectors, economic sectors, religions, ethnic groups, etc. in the journey of companionship, contributing to realizing the goal of "social insurance and health insurance for all people".
In addition to the general support policy of the whole country according to regulations, Thai Nguyen province has also supported 15% of the voluntary social insurance contribution according to the poverty line in rural areas for the security and order protection force at the grassroots level according to Resolution 01/2024/NQ-HDND dated June 27, 2024 of the People's Council of Thai Nguyen province.
In Phu Binh district, by the end of 2023, the poverty rate of the whole district will be 3.03%, a decrease of nearly 1,000 poor and near-poor households compared to 2022. In 2024, the whole district strives for a poverty rate of 0.78%. In order to achieve the goal of developing universal health insurance, in recent times, with the strong participation of the entire political system, communes and towns, solutions for sustainable development of the rate of people participating in health insurance, especially poor and near-poor households, have been implemented in the district.
Mr. Vu Ngoc Que, Deputy Director of Phu Binh District Social Insurance, said: In 2023, the whole district had nearly 3,100 health insurance cards issued to poor households, over 3,800 health insurance cards issued to near-poor households. In the first 9 months of 2024, the whole district had over 2,100 poor households, over 2,600 near-poor households were issued free health insurance cards.
Along with the support policies of the State, the province, the local Party Committee, the local government and the units and departments of the district also mobilized cadres, party members and members to buy health insurance cards to give to people who have just escaped poverty and those in especially difficult circumstances, to avoid falling back into poverty. The good implementation of health insurance policies for the poor, near-poor and disadvantaged people has contributed significantly to increasing the rate of people participating in health insurance, accessing services, and enjoying free medical examination and treatment policies, helping these groups of people reduce the burden of going to medical facilities when they are sick.
Discussing this content, Mr. Nguyen Huu Cong, Deputy Director of Thai Nguyen Provincial Social Insurance, said: After more than 3 years of implementation, the Program "Giving social insurance books, health insurance cards, bringing a warm Tet to people in difficult circumstances" of the Vietnam Social Insurance industry has created a positive effect, truly becoming a Program carrying the "brand" of Vietnam Social Insurance, attracting thousands of businesses and philanthropists nationwide to participate.
Through the program of giving social insurance books, health insurance cards and bringing a warm Tet to people in difficult circumstances, it has created opportunities for people to access health care with health insurance and receive social insurance pensions when they reach retirement age. In addition, the program also contributes to realizing the goal of "social insurance and health insurance for all people", which has been set out in the Party's Resolutions, is the key to bringing social insurance and health insurance policies into life, contributing to weaving a sustainable social security net in the area. At the same time, it enhances the image and affirms the position of the Vietnam Social Security sector as the agency organizing the implementation of two important main pillars of the national social security system.
In the coming time, Thai Nguyen Provincial Social Insurance will continue to promote the propaganda of voluntary social insurance and family health insurance policies to all people in the area; Continue to call for the cooperation and companionship of businesses, philanthropists, and benefactors to join hands to support households in difficult circumstances to enjoy social insurance and health insurance policies.
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