Why Vietnamese people need medicare health insurance?

According to "Living Healthy in 2013" survey which was conducted on more than 10,000 adults in 15 markets in the Asia-Pacific region, there were 73% of adults in Vietnam agree: "My health is not good as 5 years ago ...". That is the main reason why Vietnamese people should take a further step to protect their health and buying medicare health insurance is one of effective ways.

Why you need medicare health insurance?

Reasons why Vietnamese people need medicare health insurance

Modern society results in many consequences such as environmental pollution, work pressure, sedentary people, unreasonable diet... Those did significantly affect the health of Vietnamese people. According to "Living Healthy in 2013" survey, 73% of adults in Vietnam agree with the view "My health is not as good as 5 years ago," 74% of those adults are under 30 years old. Besides, 99% of interviewees said that pollution is becoming a real threat to their health. That is the reason why many people in Vietnam are looking for an effective insurance like medicare health insurance to protect them instead of relying on social insurance system.

 Another important factor is that the long global economic crisis makes Vietnamese people just focus only essential items such as health, education ... According to data summed up the first 9 months of 2013, health insurance and personal accident insurance market in Vietnam increased 26.53% over the same period last year. That showed people understand the importance of preparing health measures to protect themselves and their families. They are willing to spend money to get protection.

 Competition between providers

The positive change in the perception of people have simultaneously created a fierce competition between insurance companies. They try to attract to use the service. So how can you choose a proper medicare health insurance?

Ms. Quynh Trang, lecturer of University of Hanoi, shared that she had got appendicitis on her business trip in Da Nang. She had been taken to Fortis Hoan My Da Nang Hospital. She said: "The process of admission, surgery and treatment are supported because I have insurance guaranty which has hospital fees so I did not have to pay extra cost. Not until that unexpected event that buying medicare health insurance is a smart choice."

Ms. Huang, reporters Electronics Nation also shared: “Brand is very important factor. I only choose large and trusted insurance companies. Moreover, due to frequent business trips so I prefer online support services with simple operations.”

In conclusion, in addition to flexible packages and attractive offers provided by insurance companies, customers should consider those essential factors like brand, convenient procedures, payment process, etc.