THE PRIME MINISTER
Decision No. 538/QD-TTg dated March 29, 2013 of the Prime Minister approving the Scheme for the implementation of the roadmap to all-people health insurance for 2012-2015 period and with the vision to 2020
Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;
Pursuant to the November 14, 2008 Law on Health Insurance;
At the proposal of the Minister of Health,
DECIDES:
Article 1. To approve the Scheme for the implementation of the roadmap to all-people health insurance for 2012-2015 period and with the vision to 2020, with the following principal contents:
I. THE SCHEME’S OBJECTIVES
1. General objectives
Expanding the health insurance coverage in terms of the percentage of the population participating in health insurance, the scope of health services the insured can benefit from and reduction of the ratio of out-of-pocket payments for health services; guaranteeing the benefits of the insured; proceeding to all-people health insurance, contributing to creating stable financial sources for the people’s health care toward fairness, efficiency, quality and sustainable development.
2. Specific objectives
a/ Raising the percentage of the population participating in health insurance: continuing to maintain 100% of the current insured groups and expanding health insurance to other groups so as to achieve the target that over 70% of the population will be covered by health insurance by 2015 and over 80% by 2020.
b/ Improving the quality of health insurance- covered medical care, ensuring the benefits of the insured in accordance with law and satisfying their needs for medical care.
c/ Gradually renewing the financial mechanism towards direct investment for health service beneficiaries through supporting their participation in health insurance and ensuring the revenue-expenditure balance of the health insurance Expense, striving to reduce households’ out-of-pocket health expenditures to below 40% by 2020.
