By 2030, people will be exempt from basic hospital fees.

On behalf of the Politburo, General Secretary To Lam signed and issued Resolution 72 of the Politburo on a number of breakthrough solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of people's health.

General Secretary To Lam signed and issued Resolution 72 of the Politburo on a number of breakthrough solutions to strengthen the protection, care and improvement of people's health.

By 2030, the average life expectancy of Vietnamese people will reach 75.5 years old.

The Resolution clearly states that there must be breakthrough policies and mechanisms in mobilizing and effectively using all resources to improve the quality of work in protecting, caring for, and improving people's health; promoting the development of science, technology, and digital transformation in healthcare ; strongly reforming healthcare finance, ensuring the effectiveness and sustainability of health insurance policies; continuing to implement the policy of state budget and health insurance ensuring payment for healthcare services at a basic level, with users paying for the excess.

The Resolution sets out the goal of improving the physical strength, intelligence, stature and healthy life expectancy of the people. By 2030, the average height of children and adolescents aged 1-18 years will increase by at least 1.5cm; the average life expectancy will reach 75.5 years, of which the number of healthy years will reach at least 68 years.
From 2026, people will have free periodic health check-ups or screenings at least once a year, and will have an electronic health record to manage their health over their life cycle, gradually reducing the burden of medical costs. By 2030, people will be exempted from basic hospital fees within the scope of health insurance benefits according to the roadmap. By 2026, the health insurance coverage rate will reach over 95% of the population, by 2030, achieving universal health insurance coverage; developing various types of health insurance.

By 2045, the average life expectancy of people will be over 80 years old, of which the number of healthy years will increase to over 71 years old, the average stature, physical strength and height of young people will be equivalent to that of countries with the same level of development...

Mobilize at least 1,000 doctors to work temporarily at commune-level health stations

To achieve the above goals, the resolution sets out tasks and solutions, including strongly innovating thinking and actions in leadership, direction, organization and implementation of the work of protecting, caring for and improving people's health; promptly perfecting institutions, focusing on improving the capacity of the health system, especially preventive medicine and grassroots health care, promoting the strengths of traditional medicine; improving medical ethics, developing quality and synchronous health human resources, meeting patient satisfaction and international integration; promoting health financial reform and effectively and sustainably developing health insurance policies.

During the 2025 - 2030 period, each year, localities will rotate, transfer, and mobilize at least 1,000 doctors to work for a limited time at commune-level health stations; supplement permanent doctors at commune-level health stations, so that by 2030 there will be enough doctors according to their functions and tasks.

The resolution also clearly states that periodic health check-ups or free screenings will be implemented for people at least once a year according to priority groups and schedules. From 2026, the organization will coordinate between periodic health check-ups, free screenings, health checks for students, occupational health check-ups, health check-ups for workers according to regulations and health insurance examinations and treatment to provide free medical check-ups and complete the creation of electronic health records for all people; have appropriate support policies for out-of-hospital emergency transportation costs for a number of social policy beneficiaries.

Step by step implementation of free hospital policy

In particular, gradually implement the policy of exempting hospital fees, first of all for social policy beneficiaries, the disadvantaged, low-income people and some other priority subjects within the scope of health insurance benefits according to the roadmap.

From 2026, gradually increase the rate, payment level, and expenditure for disease prevention, diagnosis, and early treatment of a number of diseases and priority subjects according to the roadmap from the Health Insurance Fund to reduce the financial burden on patients, in line with the increase in health insurance contributions as prescribed by law from 2027. The state budget and health insurance fund will pay for a number of disease prevention services, chronic disease management, periodic health check-ups and screening examinations according to professional requirements at the initial and basic medical examination and treatment levels according to a suitable roadmap...

The Politburo also requested to pilot and diversify health insurance packages and supplementary health insurance packages according to people's needs, linking health insurance with health insurance provided by insurance companies. Encourage the development of diverse types of health insurance.

At the same time, breakthroughs in scientific and technological development, innovation and comprehensive digital transformation in healthcare; Establish a pharmaceutical industrial park by 2030. Give top priority to the health sector in using the National Science and Technology Development Fund, focusing on research and production of new drugs, high-tech drugs, standardized herbal medicines, modern dosage forms, vaccines, biological products for disease prevention and treatment. Research and build new technology vaccine production centers, contributing to the prevention of tropical diseases, emerging and re-emerging diseases.

The Resolution also states: promote the development of private healthcare, mobilize and effectively use all resources for healthcare development. Do not collect land use fees, reduce land rent and land tax for domestic healthcare facilities. Do not apply corporate income tax to public and private healthcare facilities operating not for profit. Prioritize the allocation of surplus state agency headquarters after reorganization to healthcare facilities; allow the application of the form of leasing state-owned works to private healthcare facilities according to regulations.

The Politburo assigned the National Assembly Party Committee to lead and direct the amendment, supplementation and improvement of laws to create breakthroughs in the work of protecting, caring for and improving people's health, and prioritize the consideration and approval of a number of laws, resolutions and the National Target Program on health care, population and development for the 2026-2035 period at the 10th session of the 15th National Assembly.

PHAN THAO

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/den-nam-2030-nguoi-dan-duoc-mien-vien-phi-o-muc-co-ban-post812658.html