Health insurance premium subsidies for students increase
Students are covered by the health insurance fund for 100% of the cost of inpatient examinations and treatment at primary health facilities nationwide.
Primary students at the opening ceremony of the new academic year on September 5 (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNS/VNA) – The State budget increased the minimum health insurance subsidies from 30% to 50 % for students from grades 1 to 12 and university students from the 2025–2026 school year.
The health insurance premium for students will remain unchanged compared to the 2024–2025 school year, according to new regulations in the health insurance law.
Currently, the health insurance premium for students is calculated as 4.5% of the base salary or more than 1.26 million VND (47 USD) a year.
With the support from the State budget, students have to pay more than 630,000 VND a year.
Regarding the payment method, students can choose to pay health insurance periodically every three, six, or 12 months.
Students participate in health insurance at the educational institutions they are attending.
The HCM City Social Security Office expects that more than 2.82 million students in the city will participate in school health insurance in this new school year.
Students who were previously enrolled in household health insurance are now required to switch to the school-managed student health insurance programme to ensure they receive funds for primary healthcare services at school and to improve management of the programme.
Students are covered by the health insurance fund for 80% of medical cost when they have examinations and treatment at the medical facilities where they register.
In particular, the benefit level is 100% in cases where the cost for medical examination and treatment is lower than 351,000 VND, examinations and treatment are at the commune-level health facilities, or if students have participated in health insurance for five consecutive years and the co-payment amount in the year exceeded 14.04 million VND.
In addition, students are entitled to 100% of the cost of inpatient examinations and treatment at primary health facilities nationwide.
In case of emergency, they are admitted and enjoy benefits at any medical facility.
﷽ The Vietnam Social Security has issued a notice to help parents and students better understand the regulations on participating in health insurance for students in the 2025–2026 school year./.
Vietnam has set the goal of achieving over 95% health insurance coverage by 2026 and universal coverage by 2030, with citizens to be exempted from basic hospital fees within the scope of health insurance benefits according to a roadmap.
The HCM City Social Security Office has proposed to support 100% of health insurance premiums for people aged from 60 to under 75 years old who are not eligible for retirement or eligible for State budget sponsorship.
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