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On January 6, the Ministry of Health
issued an urgent document to send 

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Vietnam Social Security, the Ministry of
Finance, provincial and centrally-run 

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city health departments, and medical
examination and treatment facilities 

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nationwide on the conversion of health
insurance benefit codes for participants 

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according to Resolution No. 261. 

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According to the Ministry of Health, on
December 11, 2025, the National Assembly 

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issued Resolution No. 261 on a number of
special mechanisms and policies to 

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create breakthroughs for the protection,
care and improvement of people's health, 

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effective from January 1, 2026. 

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Point A, Clause 1, Article 2 of
Resolution No. 261 stipulates that 

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health insurance participants belonging
to near-poor households, elderly people 

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aged 75 and over who are receiving
social pension allowances are entitled 

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to a 100% benefit level for medical
examination and treatment costs within 

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the scope of benefits enjoyed by health
insurance participants, to ensure the 

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rights of health insurance participants. 

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The Ministry of Health requests Vietnam
Social Security to urgently implement 

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the conversion of the benefit code of
health insurance participants belonging to the above-mentioned subjects. 

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People participating in health insurance
belonging to near-poor households, whose 

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health insurance participation target
code is worker code, from benefit code 

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No. 3, benefit level of 95%, to benefit
code No. 2, benefit level of 100%, 

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from January 1, 2026. 

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Health insurance participants are
elderly people aged 75 and over who are 

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receiving social pension benefits, whose
health insurance participation subject 

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code is the pension code, from benefit
code No. 4, benefit level 80%, to 

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benefit code No. 2, benefit level 100%,
from January 1, 2026. 

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The Ministry of Health requests medical
examination and treatment facilities 

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nationwide to implement card information
lookup and ensure the rights of health 

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insurance participants in accordance
with regulations, in case of necessity 

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or obstacles, it is necessary to
immediately contact the assessor and 

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social insurance agency to agree on
implementation, ensure the rights of 

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health insurance patients in a timely
manner, provincial and centrally-run 

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city health departments organize
implementation and supervise the 

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implementation of the above regulations in the locality.