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Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme
VHIS
The Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme is a Hong Kong government scheme that sets standards for individual hospital insurance plans.
Summary
- Insurers that take part sell certified plans, which are hospital insurance plans that meet the scheme's standards.
- The Government introduced the scheme in April 2019. It was run by what was then the Food and Health Bureau.
- By the end of 2024 there were 1.428 million policies under the scheme.
Interview questions
- What does a government gain by setting standards for private health insurance?
- Who benefits from a scheme like this, and who might not?
- Should people with private insurance still be able to use public hospitals?
Sources
- Hong Kong Governmentinfo.gov.hk/…/P2019032900570.htm
- Hong Kong Governmentinfo.gov.hk/…/P2025101500854.htm
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