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universal-healthcare

Academia 3 years ago

Investing in global health: A common objective

While public spending will remain the main source of health funding, it will be difficult for countries to find the funds required to meet the ambitious goal of universal health coverage.

Society 4 years ago

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BPJS to provide uniform universal health care by 2024

BPJS Kesehatan is seeking to gradually phase out its prevailing three-tiered National Health Insurance hospitalization classes and provide an equitable health service system for all policyholders by 2024, two years later than planned.

Asia & Pacific 4 years ago

Australia PM vows no cuts to universal healthcare if re-elected

Ahead of the May 21 poll, Labor sees its protection of Australia’s cherished universal healthcare scheme as a key differentiator between it and the governing Liberal-National coalition, which bills itself as superior in economic management and border protection.

Editorial 4 years ago

Solidarity vs. protection

The plan to implement uniform basic services for all insurance holders has raised concerns that JKN will trap people in low-quality, inadequate healthcare services.

Opinion 5 years ago

Together, toward a fairer, healthier post-COVID-19 world

Crucially, communities must continue to be engaged and listened to – precisely as they have been throughout the COVID-19 response.

Opinion 5 years ago

Essential health services for all in pandemic: A mission impossible?

Indonesia remains riddled with inherent challenges, which have made it difficult to implement a singular insurance plan.

National 5 years ago

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Government seeks to implement new JKN service classes for inpatient care

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.

National 6 years ago

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From military to national coverage: 75 years of Indonesia’s health insurance

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.

Interview 7 years ago

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Universal health coverage urgent to end tuberculosis

Although treatable and curable, why is tuberculosis still a daunting global public health problem?

World 7 years ago

India launches 'Modicare', world's biggest health scheme

The scheme is expected to cost the central and 29 state governments $1.6 billion per year in total.

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