BPJS: No Double Contribution Payments For JKN-KIS Participants With Aceh Health Insurance

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BANDA ACEH - The Health Social Security Administration (BPJS) stated that there is no double contribution payment between participants who are included in the JKN-KIS and the Aceh Health Insurance (JKA) program.

"I want to convey that there is no double contribution payment between participants who are included in the JKN-KIS and the JKA program, it's just that the amount is almost the same," said Assistant Deputy Director of Planning, Fees, and Finance of BPJS Kesehatan North Sumatra Region - Aceh Idris Halomoan, in Banda Aceh quoted by Antara, Wednesday, May 25.

Idris stated that 2.1 million Acehnese registered as beneficiaries through the JKN-KIS program, while 2.2 million people included in the JKA out of a total population of 5.37 million Acehnese.

"So actually it's not a double payment of contributions, it's just that the number of participants in JKN-KIS and JKA is almost the same, so many think it's a double payment," he said.

Idris emphasized that at this time it was impossible for BPJS Health participants to double payments because they already used the population identification number (NIK), so that everything could be detected.

"Now the participants registered with BPJS Kesehatan are already using NIK, so the possibility of double payments is very small," said Idris.

Some time ago there was a polemic over the alleged double payment of JKN-KIS participants with JKA which became a hot topic of discussion among the Acehnese people, even the Government in Aceh was planning to terminate the cooperation contract.

Idris also said that BPJS Kesehatan's collaboration with the Aceh Government for the JKA program had been resumed until December 2022.

"Alhamdulillah, the PKS (cooperation agreement) has been extended again, and is valid until December 2022," said Idris Halomoan.