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Jokowi raises BPJS Kesehatan premiums, again
President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has raised the premiums for the Health Care and Social Security Agency – roughly two months after the Supreme Court annulled his earlier decision to increase the premiums.
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Residents wait to be served at the Health Care and Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) office in Matraman, Central Jakarta, on Nov. 11, 2019. (JP/Dhoni Setiawan)
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resident Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has raised the premiums for the Health Care and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan) – roughly two months after the Supreme Court annulled his earlier decision to increase the premiums.
The higher rates are stipulated in Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 64/2020 on health insurance signed by Jokowi May 5. The Perpres is the second amendment of the previous regulation, Perpres No. 82/2018, on the same matter.
The new regulation raises the premium for the first-class service to Rp 150,000 (US$10.11) per month per person from Rp 80,000, while almost doubling the cost for the second-class service from Rp 51,000 to Rp 100,000.
The premium for the third-class service was increased by a smaller amount, from Rp 25,500 to Rp 42,000, and the government will provide a Rp 7,000 subsidy for this service category, so participants only have to pay Rp 35,000.
The decree also states that the premium raise only applies to workers who pay their premiums independently, rather than paying through a cost-sharing structure between employees and employers.
According to the decree, the premium hike takes effect immediately.
BPJS Kesehatan manages Indonesia’s national health insurance (JKN). In October last year, the President signed Perpres No. 75/2019, which stipulated a similar rise for BPJS Kesehatan premiums.
However, the Supreme Court revoked the regulation in March, arguing that the provision violated a number of prevailing laws. (dpk)
