Status of BPJS PBI Suddenly Died, BPJS Reveals the Activation Path

Illustration - patients with National Health Insurance (JKN) card holders

BPJS Kesehatan said that the management of the re-activation of the National Health Insurance (JKN) membership for participants in the Iuran Assistance Recipient (PBI) segment who are inactive can be carried out through the Social Service (Dinsos) or facilitated by health facilities (faskes).

"First, go to the Social Service. So inactive participants can immediately come to the Dinsos or in fact can go through the health center. The health center or clinic can help participants who are sick to immediately contact the Social Service," said Head of Public Relations BPJS Kesehatan Rizzky Anugerah to reporters in Jakarta, Antara, Friday, February 6.

Rizzky explained that after the participants visited the Ministry of Social Affairs, they would coordinate with the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) for the data verification process before the PBI-JKN membership was reactivated.

Previously, Social Minister Saifullah Yusuf revealed that the change in the status of PBI-JKN membership occurred due to the updating of data on social assistance recipients. A number of participants were deactivated and transferred to the community which was considered more in need.

The Ministry of Social Affairs has ensured that the process of deactivation and transfer of PBI-JKN membership has begun since last year as part of efforts to ensure that social assistance is more targeted.

In the process of updating the data, the Ministry of Social Affairs also noted that approximately 25,000 participants who met the requirements had been reactivated as PBI-JKN participants.

Rizzky emphasized that participants who had been disabled still had the opportunity to get back the aid, if it was proven that they met the recipient criteria.

"If the disabled participant turns out to be entitled and eligible, namely registered in Desil 1 to Desil 4 National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN), then his membership can be reactivated through the PBI-JKN reactivation process by the local government through the Social Service," he said.

He added that the government remained responsible for ensuring health financing for poor people who had been determined to meet the requirements by the local government.