Partial support of medical examination and treatment costs for the poor contribute to ensuring social security

Determining health care as one of the 5 basic social services of poor households, over the past time, Binh Duong has many regimes and policies to partially support the cost of medical examination and treatment. Decision 3393 / QD-UBND dated December 30, 2013 of the People's Committee of Binh Duong Province on "Supporting part of the expense for medical examination and treatment for poor people and people facing unexpected difficulties due to serious illnesses and serious illnesses in the locality." province "is a practical solution, with deep human meaning.

Hoan My Van Phuc General Hospital doctor provides free medical examination for the elderly and the poor

The joy of the sick

Having the opportunity to meet some of the beneficiaries who receive partial support for medical examination and treatment under Decision 3393 of the Provincial People's Committee, we feel joy and excitement. Because, thanks to this support, the poor and people in unexpected difficulties have reduced their economic burdens whenever they get sick or get sick.

Now poor, Nguyen Thi Ngoc's family (An Phu ward, Thuan An town) is in a difficult situation. Recently, Ngoc's child, Tran Ngoc Thai, was 10 years old and was diagnosed with early stage leukemia by doctors. In order to treat the disease for her child, Ngoc has all the valuable properties in her house to sell. Thai children have health insurance (health insurance) but during treatment, some special medicines are not included in the list of health insurance. However, with the help of benefactors and especially the partial support for medical examination and treatment for people with unexpected difficulties, Ngoc's family has stabilized their lives.

Or the case of Mr. Vo Van Boi (Dinh Hiep commune, Dau Tieng district) suffering from pneumonia and chronic hypertension should regularly be examined and treated at the Provincial General Hospital. Mr. Boi's family is from a poor household, so the cost of travel, medical and long-term treatment at the hospital is a considerable amount of money for the family. However, due to the benefit of the policy under Decision 3393 of the Provincial People's Committee, medical examination and treatment is no longer a burden to the family. Sharing with us, Mr. Boi said: “In addition to being granted a health insurance card by the locality, I also receive meals for inpatient treatment and travel expenses. This support has helped my family reduce my anxiety whenever I am sick and no longer have the condition of being ill without being able to go to medical facilities for treatment. ”

Dr. Huynh Thi Nguyet Phuong, Director of Thuan An Town Medical Center, said: “Through practical cases, it is shown that for poor people, unexpected difficulties, partial support of medical expenses important role. Seeing that meaning, the center coordinated smoothly with localities in payment to ensure that the poor enjoyed the regimes according to regulations. The administrative procedures in medical examination and treatment, especially the payment of health insurance benefits, are carried out quickly, aiming to the patients' satisfaction. "

Sharing the burden with the poor

Implementing the health support policy for poor and near-poor households in the province, in recent years, Binh Duong has implemented quite well this regulation. In fact, the survey shows that the poor and people with unexpected difficulties often suffer from serious and serious diseases such as cancer, hemodialysis, which makes treatment costs very expensive.

In the past year, the Department of Health has coordinated with departments and unions to support a part of the cost of medical examination and treatment under the Decision 3393 / QD-UBND dated December 30, 2013 of the provincial People's Committee of 408 documents with a total of amount more than 1.6 billion. Accordingly, the beneficiaries of Decision 3393 include: People from poor households, ethnic minorities living in disadvantaged areas, people eligible for monthly social assistance. , who are being nurtured in the state's social protection establishments, people with cancer, hemodialysis, cardiac surgery.

Dr., Dr. Van Quang Tan, Director of the Provincial General Hospital, said that recently, poor patients are increasing with diseases such as: liver cancer, kidney failure, heart ... These patients all have health insurance, but during treatment, some special medicines are not on the list of health insurance so they are really difficult. Decision 3393 of the Provincial People's Committee is the right and timely policy to reduce the burden of medical expenses for the poor, towards social security.

Evaluating health support activities for the poor and unexpected difficulties, Mr. Huynh Thanh Ha, Deputy Director of the Department of Health, said: “Implementing the Decision 3393 / QD-UBND of the Provincial People's Committee, Department of Health support for meals, travel expenses, medical examination and treatment for poor patients and unexpected difficulties has been implemented. The implementation of regimes and policies on medical examination and treatment has been implemented very well in some health facilities. Currently, health facilities from the province to grassroots levels are actively deploying new techniques, upgrading patient service conditions, maintaining a "patient-centered" working attitude. As a result, the quality of general medical examination and treatment for poor people in the province has been gradually improved to meet the needs and satisfaction of patients."

Reported by Kim Ha – Translated by Vi Bao