Tag: health insurance
Vietnam: Patients purchasing their own medication for reimbursement under health insurance
To address the persistent issue of medication and medical supply shortages at healthcare facilities, the Ministry of Health of Vietnam has proposed a solution that would enable health insurance patients to claim reimbursement for self-purchased supplies. This initiative comes as […]
Healthcare costs take toll on Asians, says study
WITH the lingering worldwide economic crunch, the purchasing power of money has weakened and spending distribution takes away a significant amount for healthcare costs which will balloon to almost ten-fold, according to a study by the Switzerland-based insurance provider, Swiss […]
Nearly one-third of Insurance Money spent on Critically ill patients
TAIWAN – More than 27% of Taiwan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) premiums was allocated for the treatment of critically ill patients in 2011, the Bureau of National Health Insurance (NHI) said Wednesday. A total of 27.2% of NHI premiums was […]
