Tag: "hospital fee"
Vietnam plans gradual roll-out of universal hospital fee waiver starting 2026
Vietnam News 14:57 07/01/2026Vietnam’s Ministry of Health is preparing a three-phase program to eliminate basic hospital fees for all citizens, aiming to ensure that by 2030 everyone can access essential medical examination and treatment through health insurance without out-of-pocket costs.
Proposal calls for early hospital fee waiver for cancer, kidney failure patients in Vietnam
Vietnam News 10:06 07/12/2025A delegate of the National Assembly (NA) has recently proposed waiving hospital fees for cancer patients and those requiring dialysis as soon as possible, well before the current target of 2030, to reduce the financial burden on patients with life-threatening and chronic illnesses.
