The HCM City Department of Health has asked the city government to create a payment scale for fees for COVID-19 treatment at private facilities.

HCM City Chairman Phan Van Mai said the participation of private medical facilities in Covid-19 treatment will reduce pressure on the public healthcare system, but private facilities need funding.

Private hospitals that have signed health-insurance contracts with Viet Nam Social Insurance will continue the contracts next year. However, private healthcare facilities must now have their classifications authorised

VietNamNet Bridge - After two years of operation, Ipak, an international hospital in district 2, HCMC, has announced its closure. Others are meeting the same fate. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The total spending on healthcare services by the Vietnamese people accounts for 5.8 percent of GDP, the highest level in ASEAN countries.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Private hospitals are struggling to receive patients, with most of them operating at 40-50 per cent of their capacity,

 VietNamNet Bridge – Hospital fees will continue to rise since staff salaries will be paid from hospitals' revenues from next year, the Ministry of Health's financial planning department has warned.

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