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The government is working to implement new categories of inpatient coverage for National Health Insurance (JKN) in 2022, as part of its efforts to restructure benefits for policyholders and ensure the deficit-stricken program’s sustainability.
From the Dutch colonial era policy of primarily covering civil servants and military personnel to present-day national coverage, Indonesia’s public health insurance and welfare program has reached some 221 million of its 271 million population, nearly 75 years after independence.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Indonesia in March, South Tangerang, Banten, resident Tinto Arianto Wibowo's 2-year-old son's hospital visits became even more frequent, draining him financially. His son had long suffered fevers, coughing and a lump on his neck and hospitals now suspected him of having COVID-19.
The new regulation will take effect in July but to the opposition of lawmakers and experts who not only accused the government of undermining the rule of law but also criticized its timing, as millions of people had been badly hit by the pandemic
Critics have predicted that Indonesia will see a surge in people downgrading their national health insurance plans following a decision by the government to increase premiums, saying it will hinder access to health care for lower class policyholders.
After being criticized for undermining the rule of law in a series of COVID-19 pandemic response policies, the government is under scrutiny once again for reviving a national health insurance (JKN) premium hike after it was annulled by the Supreme Court.
