Bringing social insurance and health insurance policies to the people

This May, the communication work on the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies has been coordinated by the social insurance sector with agencies, units, localities and organizations through many activities.

Comrade Dinh Nho Khanh, Deputy Director of the Provincial Social Insurance, said: On November 21, 2019, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1676/QD-TTg approving the Project on comprehensive innovation of content, form and methods of social insurance propaganda. Accordingly, May is the month of mobilizing the implementation of social insurance for all people. The goal of the Project is to comprehensively innovate the content, form and methods of propaganda so that all cadres, party members and people clearly understand the benefits, roles, meanings and contents of social insurance policy reform in order to create a strong change in awareness, thereby creating consensus in the process of building and implementing social insurance policies towards social insurance for all people.

In response to the National Social Insurance Month, the provincial Social Insurance has directed district and city Social Insurance to develop a specific plan to report to the Steering Committee for the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies at the district level to issue a plan to organize a peak communication campaign on the occasion of the National Social Insurance Month, contributing to enhancing the role and responsibility of local Party committees and authorities in implementing the law on social insurance and health insurance.

In addition, the provincial Social Insurance also continues to advise the Provincial Party Committee and the Provincial People's Committee to strengthen leadership and direction in implementing social insurance and health insurance policies; proactively coordinate with relevant departments, branches and sectors to promote communication on these policies.

Provincial Social Insurance and districts and cities strengthen coordination with collection service organizations and collection staff to review people who have not participated in voluntary social insurance and family health insurance to have appropriate forms of propaganda such as: through dialogue conferences, customer communication conferences and direct communication to people...

In communes, wards and towns in the province, the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies has always received special attention from Party committees, authorities, the Fatherland Front and mass organizations, and many solutions have been deployed to achieve and exceed the targets assigned by the Steering Committee for the implementation of social insurance and health insurance policies in districts and cities.

According to comrade Luu Van Dinh, Vice Chairman of Dong Phong Commune People's Committee (Nho Quan): The Steering Committee for implementing the social insurance and health insurance policies of the commune has focused on implementing solutions suitable to the local reality, grasping the current situation, needs and economic conditions of each household to mobilize in many forms. The commune has promoted propaganda and dissemination of the purpose, meaning and humanity of the social insurance and health insurance policies in many diverse and rich forms, calling on and mobilizing cadres, party members and civil servants to be exemplary in implementing the policies, actively mobilizing relatives and families to register to participate in social insurance and health insurance.

Currently, in the commune, there are 130 workers participating in voluntary social insurance, more than 4,700 people participating in family health insurance, reaching a coverage rate of 94% of the commune's population. Thanks to the attention and strong participation of local authorities, every year more people have fully and promptly enjoyed the regimes and benefits from social insurance and health insurance policies, contributing to stabilizing life and ensuring social security in the locality.

Bringing social insurance and health insurance policies to the people — Propagating social insurance and health insurance policies for employees at Dung Thinh Industrial Company Limited (Khanh Phu Industrial Park, Yen Khanh). Photo: Ly Nhan

Participating in the propaganda and mobilization work on the occasion of the National Social Insurance Month with Hoa Lu District Social Insurance, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hai, an employee of Ninh My Commune Cultural Post Office, said: The peak month of propaganda has created a strong communication campaign for people to quickly and fully access information on social insurance and health insurance policies.

For those who work as collection agents like me, propaganda work is a prerequisite to successfully mobilize people to participate in insurance. From propaganda work, up to now, I have mobilized more than 100 people to participate in voluntary social insurance and more than 200 people to participate in family health insurance...

Deciding to participate in voluntary social insurance on this occasion, both Mr. Tran Quoc Hoan and his wife (Ninh My commune, Hoa Lu district) were present at the launching ceremony to propagate and mobilize people to participate in voluntary social insurance and universal health insurance of Hoa Lu district.

Mr. Hoan shared: My husband and I are self-employed. When we were informed and explained in detail about the benefits of having a social insurance card, we decided to join immediately because the monthly insurance fee is not much, especially since it is considered an investment for the future...

Mr. Nguyen Huu Thang (Kinh Chuc village, Gia Phu commune, Gia Vien district) said: My wife has participated in social insurance because she is a worker of a company in Gian Khau Industrial Park, and I am a freelance driver. Realizing that participating in voluntary social insurance is extremely necessary to take care of my future, I only need to save a small amount of money every month to have a social insurance book. Both husband and wife having a social insurance book will be more secure when they get old...

The National Social Insurance Month has been responded to by localities in the province with many practical and specific activities. In particular, mobile communication activities on roads, residential areas, public places such as markets, cultural houses of villages, hamlets, streets, etc. have contributed to bringing useful information about social insurance and health insurance policies to the majority of people.

Districts and cities have set specific targets for mobilizing the number of people participating in social insurance and health insurance during the National Social Insurance Month to have solutions to strive for implementation.

Bui Dieu

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