BPJS Ensures Victims Of Tourism Bus Accidents Enter Abyss In Tegal Served According To Their Rights

JATENG - BPJS Kesehatan ensures that all victims of tourist bus accidents in Guci, Tegal, Central Java, receive health care and are served according to their rights.

The BPJS Health Portability Principle allows JKN program participants to access health services throughout Indonesia. It no longer depends on the current participant's ID card or domicile address. This applies to all segments of JKN participants, including JKN participants from South Tangerang who had a tourism bus accident in Guci, Tegal, some time ago," said BPJS Kesehatan President Director Ghufron Mukti in his official statement, Thursday, May 11, which was confiscated by Antara.

Ali said all accident patients in Guci who were being treated at Serpong Hospital, South Tangerang, had been registered as BPJS Health participants. With the majority coming from the Contribution Assistance Recipient (PBI) segment of the South Tangerang (Tangsel) APBD.

It is known that South Tangerang City has the status of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), which means that more than 95 percent of its citizens have been registered as participants in the National Health Insurance Program (JKN).

Ali explained that the UHC Program is a form of local government (Pemda) concern to provide health insurance protection for its citizens through the JKN Program.

"If JKN participants need health services when they are outside their domicile, they can still be served and guaranteed in accordance with applicable procedures and regulations," said Ghufon.

Meanwhile, regarding the guarantee of health costs for accident patients, BPJS Kesehatan has regulated the guarantee mechanism in accordance with the applicable. Jasa Raharja will be the main guarantor who will bear the cost of treating patients up to Rp. 20 million.

Meanwhile, BPJS Kesehatan is the second guarantor to bear the difference in hospital treatment costs if it exceeds the maximum limit borne by Jasa Raharja.

Ali also explained that BPJS Kesehatan had visited and had direct dialogue with a number of patients to ensure that the services provided by the patient were running according to their rights.

His party also prayed for the recovery of everyone who became victims and asked to immediately contact if there were any problems, so that officers from BPJS SATU could immediately help overcome complaints.