Vietnam's health insurance coverage to surpass 79%
10-Oct-16, Vietnam Plus
The health insurance coverage will reach around 79 percent by the end of this year compared to the set target of 76 percent, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien reported at a meeting of the National Assembly’s Committee on Social Affairs on October 8.
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The Minister said the sector is also likely to surpass another NA-set target, which is the rate of hospital beds per 10,000 people this year. The rate is estimated to reach 25 beds per 10,000, while the goal is 24.5.
The sector is pushing ahead with measures to improve medical service quality, particularly reduce the overload at central-level hospitals.