Health Deficit

Tuesday, March 17, 2020

The Supreme Court has annulled the premium hike of the National Health Insurance Program. Efforts to improve the finances of BPJS Kesehatan is now in jeopardy.

(L-R) BPJS Kesehatan CEO Fachmi Idris, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani, Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs Muhadjir Effendy, Health Minister Terawan Agus Putranto, and Social Affairs Minister Juliari P. Batubara at the joint meeting with the House of Representatives discussing BPJS Kesehatan dues at the parliamentary complex in Senayan, Jakarta, last February./TEMPO/M. Taufan Rengganis. tempo : 173488218445.

THE plenary meeting of the National Social Security Council (DJSN) on Wednesday midday, March 11, was concluded. However, the meeting which was meant to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s latest decision on the National Health Insurance (JKN) program did not come to a conclusion on what steps to recommend to the government. The council, set up by the president, chose to wait for the Court’s documents on the decision to annul a

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