VietNamNet Bridge – From September, hospitals in many provinces
and cities will apply new fees, which were approved by local People’s Councils
in August.
Director Nguyen Huy Thang of the
Iron and Steel Hospital of Thai Nguyen Province told VietNamNet that the new
hospital fees were approved by the provincial People’s Council in August and
the new fees began take effect on September 1.
Thang said the hospital fees at
his hospital rose from 60-65 percent on average, but the increase would not
remarkably help improve the hospital’s financial situation because the rise is
low.
In Lao Cai, all provincial-level
hospitals have also applied new fees, which rise by 87.2 percent on average.
Some provinces in the Mekong
Delta like Vinh Long, Tra Vinh, An Giang and Dong Thap have also increased
hospital fees from September. Dong Thap has the highest increase of 93 percent.
According to the Vietnam Social
Insurance Agency, the approved new hospital fees of many provinces reduced
remarkably compared to the initial proposals after this agency made comments on
the proposals.
For example, Lao Cai initially
suggested increasing its hospital fees by 95 percent compared to the frame set
by the Ministry of Health and Finance but the province finally fixed at 87.2
percent.
From mid-September, 15 central
hospitals will also apply new fees, which were approved by the Ministry of
Health.
Six central hospitals have
already raised fees from August 1, including Bach Mai, K, Vietnam-Germany,
Hospital for Lung Diseases, Vietnam-Sweden Uong Bi and Hematology and
Blood Transfusion Hospitals.
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