Entry procedures for patients can now be done with ID cards. — VNA/VNS Photo

HÀ NỘI — More than 4.8 million Hà Nội residents have had their health insurance cards integrated into their chip-based ID cards to date, of which 271,000 people have put them into use.

Hà Nội Social Security (HSS) has coordinated with local health departments to facilitate medical checkups and treatment covered by integrated insurance cards, said agency director Phan Văn Mến, adding that 590 medical facilities in Hà Nội have accepted the ID cards for their services.

According to the HSS, 7,738,435 people in Hà Nội have so far this year joined health insurance, up 256,303 from last year’s figure, raising the rate of health insurance coverage to 92.9 per cent, exceeding the target set by the municipal People’s Council and People’s Committee.

The integration is part of Việt Nam Social Security's (VSS) efforts to implement the Prime Minister’s Decision 06/QĐ-TTG approving the use of population data and electronic identity and authentication for the national digital transformation in the 2022-25 period with a vision to 2030, aiming to make it easier for people to get healthcare check-ups and treatment services.

According to VSS General Director Nguyễn Thế Mạnh, customers can find out information of their health insurance cards through their ID cards by accessing the healthcare insurance verification portal at https://gdbhyt.baohiemxahoi.gov.vn. — VNS