People participating in social insurance and health insurance increase sharply year by year

People participating in social insurance and health insurance increase sharply year by year

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Deputy General Director of Vietnam Social Insurance Dao Viet Anh emphasized that, in recent years, the organization and implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies have come into reality, contributing to promoting the growth of social insurance and health insurance. economic growth, stabilizing life for workers and people, ensuring social security.

The system of policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance continues to be perfected, and the number of people participating in social insurance and health insurance continues to grow strongly over the years.

The quality of social insurance and health insurance services has been gradually improved in the direction of being modern, professional, and user-friendly. The payment of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance regimes and policies is always implemented in a timely manner and in accordance with the provisions of law.

Administrative procedures have been radically reformed in association with increased application of information technology, thereby drastically changing the working style from administrative to serving, taking people and businesses as the center in order to create favorable conditions. Maximum convenience for participants, benefits of regimes and policies.

At the conference, Mr. Duong Van Hao, Head of Collections Management Board (Vietnam Social Insurance), shared that by the end of April 2022, the number of people participating in social insurance was 16,608 million people, reaching 86.6% of the plan. , reaching 33.6% of the labor force in age, an increase of 183.7 thousand people compared to the previous month, an increase of 60.8 thousand people compared to the end of 2021, an increase of 521 thousand people compared to the same period last year.

In which, compulsory social insurance: 15,328 million people, reaching 90.7% of the plan, an increase of 185.7 thousand people compared to the previous month, an increase of 231 thousand people compared to 2021, an increase of 369 thousand people compared to the same period last year.

Voluntary social insurance: 1,279 million people, reaching 56.2% of the plan, a decrease of 1.9 thousand people compared to the previous month, a decrease of 170.5 thousand people compared to 2021, an increase of 152 thousand people compared to the same period last year.

As for health insurance, by the end of April 2022, the number of people participating in health insurance was 85,853 million people, reaching 93.6% of the plan, reaching 86.8% of the population, an increase of 508,000 people compared to the previous month, a decrease 2.983 million people compared to the end of 2021, down 1.448 million people compared to the same period last year.

Continue to propose the improvement of social insurance and health insurance policies

According to Mr. Hao, in order to improve policies and laws on social insurance and health insurance to make it more convenient for people to participate in social insurance, health insurance and social insurance, Vietnam has coordinated with the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Health to propose, amend and supplement on social insurance. policies.

Regarding the level of support from the state budget for participants of voluntary social insurance is very low, Vietnam Social Insurance has sent an official dispatch to the relevant ministries and branches proposing to increase the support level.

At the same time, advise localities to set up a Steering Committee for the development of participants in social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance to the commune level to direct, urge, lead, assign specific tasks and tasks to agencies and organizations organizations and units and urge and develop participants according to plans, schemes and solutions suitable to each commune.

It is proposed that the People’s Committees of provinces and cities provide additional support for voluntary social insurance participants, and some groups of people participating in health insurance, people who were previously purchased health insurance cards by the state budget, but now are not eligible for the state budget. Government policy to buy health insurance cards (due to policy changes such as: ethnic minorities living in areas with difficult socio-economic conditions, people living in extremely difficult coastal areas, …) to rapidly increasing coverage.

For compulsory social insurance, local social insurance agencies strengthen the review of data provided by tax authorities, classify and compile a list of units that have not participated or have not fully participated in social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance for employees. Monitor and urge the unit to make a complete list of employees.

Coordinate with relevant agencies to organize flexible working with the unit; make a working record to request the unit to pay social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance premiums for employees.

To flexibly organize the form of inspection, specialized inspection to pay for enterprises that have not yet registered to pay social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance premiums inadequately; enterprises owe 3 months or more; enterprises in 2021 have a reduced salary to pay social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance premiums; Firmly sanction violations; promptly compile dossiers of request for prosecution according to the provisions of Article 216 of the Penal Code 2015 for enterprises that intentionally evade payment or owe payment of social insurance, health insurance and unemployment insurance premiums.

For voluntary social insurance, it is necessary to review, update and classify potential beneficiaries who have not yet participated in social insurance and health insurance according to commune-level localities, and closely coordinate with sectors, organizations and collection agents to organize conferences. customers (plan on the number of customer conferences) to propagate, mobilize and develop participants.

Flexible organization of forms of small group advocacy, customer conferences to ensure quality, efficiency, savings, suitable for each group of potential audiences.

For groups whose health insurance premiums are paid by the state budget, coordinate with district-level labor – invalids and social agencies and commune-level People’s Committees to review and compare the list of people whose health insurance premiums are paid by the state budget. poverty, social protection, war veterans, war veterans, children….) but have not yet been issued health insurance cards to make a complete and timely list of health insurance card issuance, without omitting subjects according to regulations …