Kemensos Deactivate PBI JKN Participants, Dinsos Kaltim Prepare Re-Verification

SAMARINDA - The Social Service (Dinsos) of East Kalimantan Province (Kaltim) asked local residents affected by the inactive policy as National Health Insurance Premium Recipients (PBI JKN) to immediately take care of reactivation at the Social Service level of each district/city.

The head of the East Kalimantan Social Service, Andi Muhammad Ishak in Samarinda, Friday, explained that the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) had disabled millions of PBI JKN participants nationwide. Therefore, residents who are affected by the JKN BPI deactivation are expected to proactively report so that they can still access free BPJS Kesehatan health services.

"The process of reactivating it completely is the authority of the Social Service at the district/city level, not at the provincial level," he said.

He admitted that many new residents realized that their status as beneficiaries had been inactive when they wanted to seek treatment at a health center or hospital.

"Usually they only re-register or reactivate after knowing that their membership is inactive when they want to access medical services," he said.

According to him, residents have actually been urged to immediately report to the local Dinsos to undergo verification and revalidation. This process involves the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) by referring to 39 data collection parameters to ensure the economic eligibility of assistance recipients.

Regarding the news that 64 thousand participants were disabled in East Kalimantan, he said that the figure was an initial data based on complaints from the public received by the Health Office.

"Information from the Health Office is around 64 thousand. However, we have not received official reports from the Ministry of Social Affairs regarding the exact number," said Andi Muhammad Ishak.

Even though data management is under the Ministry of Social Affairs, the majority of complaints go to the Health Office due to technical constraints when citizens seek treatment.

Responding to this, the East Kalimantan Ministry of Social Affairs has written a letter to the Governor to hold a coordination meeting with BPJS Kesehatan and the Health Office of the district/city.

He emphasized the importance of data mapping because not all registered participants are actively using health services. The local government will calculate the budget capacity to accommodate participants who really need help.

In the future, he continued, the Ministry of Social Affairs will conduct a detailed data screening with a priority scale. Residents with urgent medical conditions or who need regular treatment will be the main focus.

"Certain diseases, such as hemodialysis (blood washing), will be combed and prioritized so that they remain guaranteed in the health insurance coverage," explained Andi Muhammad Ishak.