Public hospitals prepare for autonomy in Vietnam
11-Jul-16, Viet Nam News
The HCM City Department of Health has encouraged public hospitals to begin preparing for full financial and managerial autonomy, following a recent requirement from the city’s Party Committee.
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Financial autonomy among hospitals is designed to help reduce state expenditures so that funds can be diverted to preventive medicine and targeted community-care programmes.
Reduced state spending will also allow the state to pay for more health insurance cards for the poor, including those near the poverty line and patients covered by state policies.