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Edition 09 June 2020
Cover Story
BPJS Leaking Money
The government is raising informal workers’ Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPKS Kesehatan) premiums by almost 100 percent to cover the astonishing BPJS deficit of Rp15.5 trillion last year. Besides the increased premiums amid the Covid-19 pandemic, which have made it difficult for many customers to keep paying them, there seems to be holes in the national health insurance’s services—from disordered patient data, fraud by hospitals, to doctors opting for the most expensive procedures due to the lack of guidelines for patient care. If these blunders are fixed, the BPJS stands to save Rp47.59 trillion annually of the around Rp100 trillion claims payment.
Cover Story
Monitors With No Authority
TONO Rustiano can fluently explain the holes in the National Health Insurance system, which has caused the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS) to be operating at a deficit year after year.
Cover Story
Corruption in Capitation Funds
AFTER 30 days of detention at the district prosecutor general’s office of Kepanjen Malang, East Java, Abdurachman’s investigation file was submitted to the Surabaya Corruption Court at the end of May.
Cover Story
Cito and Commission Fees
Hospitals and clinics are scheming in order to obtain large BPJS claims in treating their patients and distributing drugs. The state loses Rp10 trillion annually.
National
Leaving the Barracks to Fight Terrorism
The military is lobbying for support of a draft of a presidential regulation on military involvement in overcoming terrorism. Some circles are opposed this idea, seeing it as overstepping the military’s authority. The government is evaluating the draft.
National
Death in the Kawende Mountains
Three Poso residents died at the hands of a Tinombala security task force. Most likely a case of mistaken identity.
Economy
Cheap Loans for Survival
The governmentis providing bailout amounting to Rp19.65 trillion to SOEs impacted by Covid-19. Some are considered futile.
Economy
Sharing the Burden
The Finance Ministry and Bank Indonesia are formulating further agreements to finance the economic recovery. The budget is suffering under massive pressure.
Law
The Unlucky 13th Hideout
Former Supreme Court secretary Nurhadi Abdurrachman, who had been a fugitive since last February, was finally tracked down through his wife. He moved around to 13 locations and is suspected of having been guarded by police personnel.
Interview
Interview
Muhammad Syarifuddin, Chief Justice, Supreme Court: Judges Face Temptations Everyday
National
Government Guilty of Internet BAN
THE Jakarta Administrative Court ruled that it was unlawful for the government to shut down access to the Internet in Papua and West Papua during a period of unrest last year.
Market Pulse
TINA, Don’t Fight The Fed
Yopie Hidayat (Contributor)
Asean & Beyond
Thorn in the Flesh
Mahathir is challenging his dismissal from the Bersatu Party in an attempt to regain control of the government.
Cover Story
There Is Fraud, But Less Than One Percent
Photo
Back To Mosque
Muslims conduct the Friday prayer at the Sunda Kelapa Grand Mosque, Jakarta, June 5. A number of mosques in Jakarta have been reopened with congregations adopting health protocols to anticipate the spread of Covid-19./TEMPO/Muhammad Hidayat
Letters
#BlackLivesMatter and the New Order
The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter is very actively enlivening the social media these days, accompany information around the new normal amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Opinion
Reform Needed at the BPJS kesehatan
The move by President Joko Widodo to increase Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) premiums at the beginning of May is mistaken.
Opinion
Keep the Soldier Away
Seemingly at odds with the existing laws, the government regulation on the involvement of the military in dealing with terrorism has sparked criticism. Terrorism should be a criminal offense, not a political, yet alone an ideological, crime.
Opinion
Don’t Stop with Nurhadi
Public need the KPK to uncover the justice mafia. The commission has to arrest fugitives with political protection.
Opinion
Arbitrary Bailout Funds
Five state-owned companies are to receive Rp19.65 trillion in bailout funds to restore their performance during this pandemic. Not all of them deserve it.