Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial Kesehatan (BPJS Kesehatan, ) is a social security agency of
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
aimed at providing
universal health care
Universal health care (also called universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care) is a health care system in which all residents of a particular country or region are assured access to health care. It is generally organized a ...
to its citizens. BPJS Kesehatan is one of two social security agencies in the country alongside .
In January 2014, the
Indonesian government
The term Government of the Republic of Indonesia (, GOI, sometimes also referred to as Government of Indonesia or the Central Government () especially in laws) can have a number of different meanings. At its widest, it can refer collectively ...
launched a universal health care system called the ''Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional'' (JKN, "National Health Insurance"). Covering around 250 million people, it is the world's most extensive insurance system. As part of the JKN, on 1 January 2014,
PT Askes (Persero) was changed from a
state-owned company
A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation. SOEs aim to generate profit for the government, prevent private sector monopolies, provide goo ...
into BPJS Kesehatan, a public agency, which becomes the provider of JKN. It is expected that the entire population will be covered in 2019.
In 2016, the BPJS program had a deficit of more than six trillion
IDR. However, the deficit ballooned to 32 trillion in only three years. In response, the government issued a policy that increases the monthly premium for access by 80% to 100%. Some people saw the move as placing a burden on low to middle-income citizens.
Every Indonesian citizen and foreigner who has worked in Indonesia for at least six months must become a member of the program in accordance with Article 14 of the BPJS Regulation.
Premiums
Premiums have three different categories based on the level of service. Premiums are paid monthly and as of 1 January 2021 are the following:
Membership
1. Workers with Salary
2. Non-Receiving Wage Worker (PBPU) and Non-Workers (BP)
3. Beneficiaries of Health Insurance Contribution Assistance (PBI JK)
Beneficiaries of Health Insurance Contribution Assistance (PBI JK) are Participants who are classified as poor and disadvantaged people whose contributions are paid by the Government. Additionally, they will be automated in class 3.
Recipients of Health Insurance Contribution Assistance must meet the following requirements:
a. Indonesian Citizen
b. Have a registered NIK at Dukcapil
c. Registered in Integrated Social Welfare Data
See also
*
Healthcare in Indonesia
References
* {{cite book, last1=Britnell, first1=Mark, title=In Search of the Perfect Health System, date=2015, publisher=Palgrave, location=London, url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhEnswEACAAJ, isbn=978-1-137-49661-4
Insurance companies of Indonesia
Government agencies of Indonesia
Healthcare in Indonesia