Health insurance - a lifebuoy for patients Việt Nam expects to have 95 per cent of its population join health insurance by 2025.

Insurance SMS service to provide better access to information: VSS

Deputy Director-General of Việt Nam Social Security Phạm Lương Sơn speaks with Nhân Dân (People) newspaper about the recent deployment of an SMS service which allows labourers to look up information regarding their benefits or whether their insurance documents have been processed.

Health insurance coverage for ARV drug key to HIV treatment: VSS HIV carriers in Việt Nam started to have health insurance fund covered their anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs in March this year as a solution to ensure financial sources for patients when international donors ended their sponsorship. Lê Văn Phúc, head of pharmacy and medical supply department of Việt Nam Social Security talks to Thời Báo Kinh Tế Việt Nam (Việt Nam Economic Times).

VSS aims to reduce long-overdue social insurance debt ratio

The Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) aims to slash the social insurance debt ratio to below 1.7 per cent this year in an effort to ensure benefits for social insurance and health insurance card holders, said VSS deputy general director Đào Việt Ánh.

Tech to bring better insurance services for people

Nguyễn Hoàng Phương, Deputy Director of the Technology Centre of Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) talks to Việt Nam News on the strides the centre has made in technology adoption to achieve efficiency and better delivery of public services.

Blue Origin to make 10th flight test of space tourist rocket

Blue Origin, the rocket company headed by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is poised to launch the 10th test flight of its unmanned New Shepard rocket on Wednesday as it competes with Virgin Galactic to become the first to carry tourists on brief visits to space.

IT essential to improve insurance services

Deputy director of Việt Nam Social Security’s Information Technology Centre, Nguyễn Hoàng Phương, speaks to Voice of Việt Nam (VOV) about the necessity of applying IT to streamline administrative procedures.

Police investigate violations at Việt Nam Social Security

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has begun criminal proceedings against four people who committed violations at Việt Nam Social Security (VSS), the ministry said yesterday.

Foreign workers to pay social insurance

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) have been working with other countries on bilateral agreements to ensure the benefits to foreign workers employed in Việt Nam who are required to make social insurance payments, said Đào Việt Ánh, VSS deputy general director yesterday at a media briefing.

90% of social insurance fund invested in G-bonds

About 90 per cent of social insurance funds are currently invested in government bonds (G-bonds), Đào Việt Ánh, deputy general director of Việt Nam Social Security (VSS) said at a seminar last week.