Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional

Lessons Learned | The Success of Difable Activists in Increasing Access for Difables and the Poor of Lombok Barat to Participate in BPJS

Up to the present day, the government of Indonesia does not have accurate data on the number and characteristics of persons with difabilities in the country. Based on data from the Ministry of Social Affairs, in 2011, of approximately 240 million people in Indonesia, 3.11% or 7.4 million of them are categorized as difables. Meanwhile, …

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National Health Discussion, The Implementation of National Health Insurance Still Encounter Challenges.

Every Indonesian citizen has a right to get a health insurance. At least, Law number 40 Year 2004 mandates in National Social Security System (SJSN). But in fact, the implementation of these laws still encountered some problems until now. Related to Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) membership, Vice Director of Trade Union Right Center (TURC) Andriko …

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How to Deal with Complaints about Health Services

By Ega Rosalina[1] From 2001 until 2010, Indonesia’s healthcare expenditure per capita leapt more than 300 percent and continues to skyrocket today, according to the WHO. The government’s efforts to deal with this problem by implementing a mutual assistance principal in the National Health Insurance (JKN) program has, unfortunately, not run optimally. Although BPJS Kesehatan has …

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PATTIRO: BPJS and Puskesmas must be transparent regarding JKN capitation funds

PATTIRO urges BPJS, District/City Health Services, and Community Health Centers to start being transparent about the use of National Health Insurance (JKN) capitation funds. The funds managed come from community contributions so that the community has the right to demand accountability for their use, either directly or through the Health Committee/Council as part of social …

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Commemorating World Health Day April 7 2014: The Government Has Not Fulfilled Citizens’ Health Rights

World Health Day, which is celebrated around the world every April 7, raises an important question related to governance, namely, has the Indonesian state, which is characterized as a welfare state, fulfilling the right to health for its citizens? The government has indeed rolled out many health programs, both in the form of cheap and …

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Press Release | Massive and systematic outreach is still needed, the government must carry out a social audit of the JKN program

At the beginning of 2014, coinciding with the New Year’s celebration, the Indonesian people received a gift from the government, namely the National Health Insurance (JKN). With the existence of JKN as part of the National Social Security System (SJSN), it is hoped that in stages all Indonesian citizens will be able to obtain guaranteed …

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