From July 1, 2021: people in the near-poor households to be granted health insurance cards for free in Vietnam

From July 1, 2021: people in the near-poor households to be granted health insurance cards for free in Vietnam (Illustration)

- Individuals who live in poor, near-poor households and have not married; individuals who are married to spouses that are deceased or missing as per the law and raising children under 16 years of age or children from 16 to 22 years of age that are pursuing formal education, vocational education, professional secondary education, college education or first higher education degrees according to Clause 2 of Article 5 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP (hereinafter referred to as “poor single parent”);

(Currently, it is not specified that near-poor households are entitled to monthly social allowances).

- The elderly who are from 75 to 80 years of age, living in poor or near-poor households, not specified under Point a of this Clause and living in ethnic minorities in communes, hamlets and mountainous regions;

- Children under 3 years of age, living in poor households or near-poor households, not specified under Clauses 1, 3, and 6 of Article 5 of Decree 20/2021/ND-CP and living in ethnic minorities in communes, hamlets and mountainous regions.

-  Individuals contracted HIV/AIDS, living in poor households and having no stable monthly income namely salary, wage, pension, social security benefit, monthly social security.

Accordingly, in Clause 1, Article 9 of Decree 20, social protection beneficiaries receiving monthly social benefits shall be issued with health insurance card according to regulations and law on health insurance.. At the same time, Clause 8, Article 3 of Decree 146/2018/ND-CP stipulates: Persons eligible to be entitled to monthly social protection benefits under laws on the elderly, the disabled and subject of social protection programs.

Thus, from July 1, 2021, more people will be granted health insurance cards for free, including people from near-poor households.

Bao Ngoc

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