Proposal to extend the minimum health insurance contribution support period of 70% to 72 months

The Ministry of Health proposes to extend the state budget support period of at least 70% of health insurance (HI) contributions for some subjects from 36 months to 72 months, in order to maintain the support policy after the living area is no longer in areas with difficult and extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

The Ministry of Health is seeking opinions on the draft Decree amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree 188/2025/ND-CP, detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance.

One of the notable contents of the draft is the proposal to double the minimum health insurance contribution support period of 70% for some groups of subjects, from 36 months to 72 months.

Specifically, in Clause 1, Article 1 of the draft Decree, the Ministry of Health proposes to amend Point c, Clause 6, Article 6 of Decree 188/2025/ND-CP in the direction: The state budget supports at least 70% of the health insurance contribution level for subjects specified in Point g, Clause 4, Article 12 of the Law on Health Insurance.

The expected support period is 72 months, calculated from the time the commune where the subject is living is no longer in an area with difficult or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

Meanwhile, according to current regulations in point c, clause 6, Article 6 of Decree 188/2025/ND-CP, this group of subjects is supported by the state budget at least 70% of the health insurance contribution level for 36 months, from the time the commune where they live is no longer in an area with difficult or extremely difficult socio-economic conditions.

Thus, if the proposal is approved, the support period will be increased by 36 months, equivalent to 3 years compared to current regulations. This means that the group of subjects subject to application will be maintained the health insurance contribution support policy for a longer period after the residential area is no longer in difficult or extremely difficult areas.

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