Yen Bai to support payment of health insurance for over 95,000 people

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Yen Bai to support payment of health insurance for over 95,000 people

Sunday, August 14, 2022

YBO - In the 2022 – 2025 period, 29 more extremely difficult communes in Yen Bai province are expected to be recognised as new-style rural areas, meaning that there will be nearly 95,200 people, equivalent to about 11.4% of the population from these communes, being not supported by the state budget anymore to buy health insurance cards.

Commune health worker popularises effectiveness of health insurance to residents in Minh Xuan commune, Luc Yen district.

The 7th session of the 19th-tenure provincial People's Council approved a resolution regulating the policy to support health insurance premiums for people with permanent residence in extremely difficult communes in Yen Bai province when they are recognised as new-style rural areas in the 2022-2025 period to assist those who are provided with one-time health insurance premiums from the time the commune is recognised as a new rural area until the end of the year.

The number of assisted people is expected to reach 95,173 with a total budget of over 23 billion VND (983,000 USD).

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