Abstract
Achievement of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a desirable goal for all countries. Complementary public and private services are essential. This study examined factors that influence consumer choice for private and public health care services in Vietnam. Thirty senior healthcare professionals were interviewed and secondary data on over 35,000 episodes of healthcare gathered during national health surveys in households were analyzed. For Vietnam and similar low and middle-income countries to achieve UHC, it is necessary to overcome incomplete social health insurance coverage, variable quality of private and public health services, unregulated quality in advertising and inefficient competition between sectors.
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