BPJS Health Participants In Riau Reach 5.58 Million People
JAKARTA - Of the 6.64 million residents of Riau Province, 5.58 million people were registered as participants in the National Health Insurance (JKN) as of June 2023. "This number has increased from 75.04 percent in 2021 to 84.06 percent in 2022, or 84.06 percent of the population of Riau Province has been registered with the JKN program with active and inactive status," said Assistant I of the Riau Provincial Secretariat Masrul Kasmy, quoted from Antara, Sunday.
This was conveyed on the sidelines of the award ceremony from the Board of Directors of BPJS Kesehatan for the Jambi Sumbagteng Region, Eddy Sulistijanto Hadie, to the Riau Provincial Government, received by Assistant I of the Riau Provincial Secretariat Masrul Kasmy.
According to Masrul Kasmy, to achieve the universal health service, it is necessary to involve every multi-sector, both private sector, academia of professional organizations, mass media, business partners and development partners and the community.
Therefore, he said, comprehensive collaboration from all stakeholders is needed in an effort to increase public awareness to register themselves in the JKN program.
"Thank you and we really appreciate the award that has been given to Riau Province," said Masrul.
In addition to the Riau Provincial Secretary, the award certificate was also handed over to several Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) within the Riau Provincial Government Head of Riau BPBD, Head of Riau Bappedalitbang, Head of Riau Social Affairs, Head of Riau Manpower Office and also Head of Riau High Prosecutor's Office.
Then, Pekanbaru Regional Secretary, Pekanbaru City High Prosecutor's Office, Pekanbaru City Bapenda Head, Pekanbaru City Health Office, Pekanbaru Social Affairs Head, Pekanbaru City Manpower Office and so on.
BPJS Kesehatan juga memberikan apresiasi kepada beberapa OPD di lingkungan pemerintah provinsi dan kabupaten kota atas partisipasi dalam penyelenggaraan program JKN untuk rakyat Indonesia tingkat provinsi.
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BPJS Kesehatan juga memberikan apresiasi kepada beberapa OPD di lingkungan pemerintah provinsi dan kabupaten kota atas partisipasi dalam penyelenggaraan program JKN untuk rakyat Indonesia tingkat provinsi.
"We hope that with the award received in the future, we can continue to improve the performance of various OPDs within the Riau Provincial Government in the implementation of the JKN program in the regions. The Riau Provincial Government is committed to improving human resource development as well as for better health services," he said.
For this reason, he hopes that this award can improve the performance of all parties to give the best to the community.