HÀ NỘI — The Government has asked the Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) to conduct research to issue electronic health insurance cards to citizens. VSS will utilise technologies to connect social security offices in 63 provinces and create centralised social security databases for the country, with a vision to conducting electronic transactions for the declaration, remittance and settlement procedures of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance. VSS will also work on integrating all social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance information onto one electronic card. The technologies will also help hospitals and clinics connect with VSS and track health insurance information of patients to provide them with appropriate health insurance coverage. The remaining 17 million citizens are those who either have not joined health insurance or paid only a part of the insurance.

Source: Viet Nam News February 07, 2017 08:46 UTC