Viet Nam

Since 1987, Viet Nam has been moving from a centrally planned to a market economy. The public sector became weaker, and public resources were no longer sufficient to respond to all healthcare needs. The government then recognized the need for cost‐sharing, and in August 1992 issued a national Health Insurance Decree calling for compulsory health insurance for salaried workers in both the public and private sectors. Voluntary membership for dependants, farmers and the self‐employed was also encouraged from the start. Currently, the number of insured persons reaches almost 9.5 million. Future challenges include the extension of coverage, especially to the low‐income rural and urban population, modification of provider payment methods so as to enhance cost‐containment, and organizational development in general

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• Health insurance reform in Vietnam

  Open Access•Björn Ekman, Nguyễn Thanh Liêm et al.•Health Policy and Planning•2008

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• Social services policies in a developing market economy oriented towards socialism

  Alberto Gabriele, Alberto Gabriele sup sup•Review of International Political…•2006

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• The coming of East and South-East Asian welfare states

  Open Access•Sven Olsson Hort, Stein Kuhnle•Journal of European Social Policy•2000

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