Medical examination and treatment costs at many specialized hospitals increased by approximately 4% when administrative costs were first added to the price components of medical services.
The Hanoi City People's Council has approved a price increase for 2.000 medical examination and treatment services at healthcare facilities in the city, in accordance with regulations from the Ministry of Health.
Medical service prices are being developed to reflect the true and full cost of living, in accordance with the new Law on Medical Examination and Treatment, which came into effect on July 1, 2024.
People are questioning whether the quality of hospital beds in public hospitals is as good as in private hospitals, given that the price of a hospital bed reaches 4.000.000 VND.
Public hospitals adjust the prices of on-demand medical examination and treatment services, with each consultation costing 500.000 VND and a hospital bed costing 4 million VND per day.
Bach Mai Hospital is developing a pricing framework for medical examination and treatment services in accordance with the new requirements of the Ministry of Health, with some services expected to have a maximum price of 400.000 VND.
Hospital leaders have voiced their opinions on the regulations regarding the pricing framework and methods for on-demand medical examination and treatment services recently issued by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health has just issued a circular stipulating the price framework for on-demand medical examinations and treatments at public healthcare facilities.
Compared to the exhausting wait in line all morning, 100.000 VND is still cheap, so the express check-up area is always more crowded. Most people who usually go for regular check-ups try to switch to the express check-up without realizing it, turning the express check-up into a slow one.
After learning that the cost of circumcision at a private clinic is 120 to nearly 200 times higher than at a public hospital, Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien requested Ho Chi Minh City to promptly address this situation and resolve the concerns of patients.
From June 1st, the prices of over 1.900 medical services will increase for those without health insurance cards. Therefore, according to Mr. Le Van Phuc (Deputy Head of the Health Insurance Policy Implementation Board - Vietnam Social Security), people should purchase health insurance to fully benefit from the policy.
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