Electronic health vouchers provide simplified system

The new electronic health vouchers, created by the government to replace the previous system (paper-based support) will not require any prior application or registration, the Health Bureau (SSM) informed the public in a statement.
Under the new system, residents will only need to provide their Macau resident identification card (BIR) to access the government subsidy dedicated solely to health care.

The SSM noted that the new system eliminates the need to print the vouchers and fill them out one-by-one before use, in this way avoiding the hassles and inconveniences of completing several forms with repeated information. This more efficient system is consistent with the idea of a “Smart City,” one of the government’s goals.

The SSM also informs the public that all eligible residents have an automatically created account for the purpose of accessing the subsidy through the BIR, and will not need to apply or register to be included in the scheme.

The bureau also clarified that citizens’ mobile phone numbers will only be used to receive messages about the use of health vouchers, as well as to confirm that the vouchers have been transmitted in the cases in which such a process is allowed, and to perform consultations about the status of individual accounts over the Internet.