BPJS Kesehatan Reveals the Findings of a Case of Kidney Failure in the 20s

JAKARTA - Although kidney failure is still dominated by the elderly, the incidence among young people is also worrying. Kidney failure cases are now experienced by young people, ranging from their teens to their twenties.

This was revealed by the Analysis of the Policy for the Guarantee of the First Referral Benefit of BPJS Kesehatan, drg. Tiffany Monica, who said that BPJS Kesehatan claim data showed that there were kidney failure patients among young people.

"In the number of tens of years, 20 years, productive ages. This data on BPJS Health claims has been recorded as having suffered from kidney failure," said Tiffany, during a press conference commemorating World Kidney Day 2026, in Jakarta, on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

The young patients were recorded in various stages of kidney disorders, ranging from the middle stage to the advanced stage. The emergence of kidney failure cases at this productive age is a concern.

In addition to the declining quality of life of patients, the financing for the management of kidney failure is also large. In 2025, it was recorded that the management of kidney disease reached Rp. 13 trillion.

This figure makes kidney failure the second highest funded disease, after heart disease which reaches around Rp17 trillion.

However, even though the total cost is in second place, the number of patients with kidney failure is actually much less than heart patients. Patients with kidney failure are recorded at around 640 thousand people, while heart disease patients reach 3 million people.

"So even though the nominal damage is greater in the heart, but in terms of financing per person, this is actually a lot of financing in the kidneys," he explained.

By looking at the amount of funding for kidney disease and the emergence of cases at a young age, BPJS Kesehatan considers it important to change the approach to treating the disease.

A shift from a curative approach to a more effective prevention strategy is needed. Starting from early detection and education on healthy lifestyles so that the community is free from kidney disease.

"By optimizing early detection and educating healthy lifestyles as a step to mitigate the long-term economic burden," concluded Tiffany.