President Director: BPJS Health Is Not Regulated In The New Health Law

Illustration of BPJS Health. (Between)

JAKARTA - The Health Social Security Administration (BPJS) is not regulated in the Health Law which was just passed by the DPR on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.

This was conveyed by the President Director of BPJS Kesehatan Ali Ghufron Mukti in the Public Examination of the 2022 Program Management and Financial Report which was followed online, Tuesday, July 18.

"BPJS Kesehatan dan Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (JKN) memiliki undang-undang sendiri," ujar Ali.

He continued, BPJS Kesehatan and JKN are protected by two laws, namely Law Number 40 of 2004 concerning the National Social Security System and Law Number 24 of 2011 concerning the Social Security Administering Body.

According to Ali, the BPJS Kesehatan "path" should no longer be changed to regulations that can destabilize the performance of public legal entities.

"BPJS Kesehatan sudah di trek yang benar, meski masih perlu perbaikan untuk optimalisasi," kata Wakil Menteri Kesehatan (Wamenkes) periode 2011-2014 itu.

Meanwhile, member of the National Social Security Council (DJSN) Muttaqien admitted that he still needed to review the Health Law related to JKN even though the Health Law was passed last week.

Even so, Muttaqien encouraged efforts to reform the social security program in Indonesia.

"We need to encourage social security reform because even though there is an achievement, there needs to be improvements," he said.

The Health Law is a legal product of the Omnibus Law which according to Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin was created to improve access and quality of public health services and restore regulatory functions to the government.

The Minister of Health stated that there are several main programs in the Health Law, such as strengthening promotive and preventive programs in primary services, a measurable financing sector and focusing on work programs, as well as equitable and sufficient distribution of health human resources in all regions.