Coordinating Minister For PMK Strengthens National Health Insurance Through Presidential Instruction No. 1 Year 2022

Launch of Presidential Instruction No. 1 of 2022/Photo: Antara

JAKARTA - Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Culture Muhadjir Effendy said the government launched Presidential Instruction No. 1 of 2022 on Optimizing the Implementation of the National Health Insurance Program, Thursday, in order to provide certainty of access to health services for the entire community. "The government has a strong commitment to continue the Health Insurance program. National (JKN) and targets that by 2024 a minimum of 98 percent of Indonesia's population must be participants of the JKN program," he said during the agenda for the launch of Presidential Instruction No. 1 of 2022 which was followed through the Zoom application in Jakarta, Thursday, February 3. He said the instruction was in line with the mandate The 1945 Constitution states that the state needs to develop a social security system that can reach all levels of society, especially the economically weak as stated in Law Number 40 of 2004. He said that JKN is one of the implementations of social insurance mechanisms through collecting cell contributions. ordered mandatory participants to build togetherness among participants through the concept of gotong royong. To that end, he encouraged the JKN program to get the support and participation of all stakeholders, from ministries/agencies to regional heads throughout the province. The former Minister of Education and Culture, said the Presidential Instruction Number 1 of 2022 has considered input, including the KPK recommendations in overcoming the BPJS Health deficit which was conveyed by President Jokowi in 2020, namely one of them linking the payment of independent participant contributions with public services. KIS by increasing compliance and encouraging increased participation. In addition, increasing access to quality health services and ensuring the sustainability of the JKN program. At the same event, BPJS Kesehatan President Director Ali Ghufron Mukti reported that the JKN program membership coverage until 2021 was 235.7 million people with a satisfaction index of In terms of contributions, as of December 31, 2021, he said, Rp 139.55 trillion was reached with increased access to health services at 23,608 first-level health facilities (FKTP) and 2,810 advanced level referral health facilities (FKRTL) in collaboration with BPJS Kesehatan. In 2022, BPJS Kesehatan sets a target for membership coverage to be 244.9 million people with a satisfaction index above 80 percent. "This means that from the ten participants, eight of them are satisfied," he said. The collection of dues funds in 2022 is targeted to reach Rp. 152.27 trillion, while in terms of increasing access to health services, it reaches 23,430 FKTP and more than 3,000 for FKRTL. Ali Ghufron, the government has set a target for the 2020-2024 National Medium-Term Development Plan that JKN protection can reach 98 percent of the Indonesian population. To achieve this target, the government has issued various policies and regulations to support membership expansion and create a healthy, quality, and sustainable JKN program ecosystem. Chairman of Commission IX DPR RI Emanuel Melkiades Laka Lena, Deputy Minister of Health Dante Saksono, Deputy for PMK Cabinet Secretary Yuli Harsono, Secretary General of the Ministry of Home Affairs Suhajar Diantoro, Chairman of the National Social Security Council (DJSN) Andie Megantara, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of BPJS Kesehatan Achmad Yurianto, President Director of BPJS Kesehatan Ali Ghufron Mukti, and all Middle high leadership official of the Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Culture.