Which veterans are entitled to 100% of medical examination and treatment costs?

Lawyer Nguyen Thi Thuy, YouMe Law Firm LLC, replied:

Pursuant to Article 1 of Decree No. 02/2025/ND-CP amending and supplementing a number of articles of Decree No. 146/2018/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Law on Health Insurance that has been amended and supplemented a number of articles in Decree No. 75/2023/ND-CP, Article 14 and Clause 4, Article 3 of Decree 146/2018/ND-CP, Veterans are entitled to 100% of medical examination and treatment costs, including:

a) Veterans participating in the resistance war from April 30, 1975 onwards as prescribed in Clauses 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 2 of Decree No. 150/2006/ND-CP dated December 12, 2006 of the Government detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Veterans Ordinance, amended and supplemented in Clause 1, Article 1 of Decree No. 157/2016/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree No. 150/2006/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Veterans Ordinance.

b) Veterans participating in the resistance war after April 30, 1975 as prescribed in Clause 5, Article 2 of Decree No. 150/2006/ND-CP detailing and guiding the implementation of a number of articles of the Veterans Ordinance and in Clause 1, Article 1 of Decree No. 157/2016/ND-CP amending and supplementing Decree No. 150/2006/ND-CP of the Government, including:

- Military personnel and defense workers who have received subsidies under Decision No. 62/2011/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister on regimes and policies for subjects participating in the war to protect the Fatherland, performing international duties in Cam-pu-chia, helping Laos after April 30, 1975 who have been demobilized, discharged, or quit their jobs;

- Officers, professional soldiers, non-commissioned officers, soldiers, and defense workers directly participating in the war to protect the Fatherland, performing international missions in Cam-pu-chia, helping Laos after April 30, 1975 to change jobs to work at agencies, organizations, and enterprises (not entitled to benefits under Decision No. 62/2011/QD-TTg);

- Officers and professional soldiers who have completed their military service during the period of national construction and defense have been demobilized, retired or transferred to work at agencies, organizations, and enterprises;

- Militia and self-defense forces that have participated in combat and directly served in combat after April 30, 1975 have been granted subsidies according to Decision No. 62/2011/QD-TTg.

Thus, veterans are entitled to 100% of the medical examination and treatment costs as prescribed above.

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