94% of Viet Nam’s population to be covered by health insurance

Over the last six months, an additional 1.22 million people in Viet Nam have enrolled in health insurance, marking a 1.37% year-on-year increase. Health insurance coverage is anticipated to surpass 94% of the population by year-end.

Supportive policies have been implemented to facilitate participation in health insurance among individuals, households, and policy beneficiaries. Moreover, numerous communes and wards have successfully achieved the goal of ensuring their residents’ 100% health insurance coverage.