Tangerang Regency – Tangerang Regency has achieved 95,37% Universal Health Coverage ( UHC), exceeding the required UHC target of 95%.
"UHC is a commitment to sustainable development," said Riris Dian Hardiani, Acting Head of the Center for Health Financing and Decentralization Policy, Health Development Policy Agency, Ministry of Health. This was conveyed at the Advocacy and Socialization Meeting for Promotive Preventive Health Financing Policy and National Health Insurance (JKN) in Curug Wetan Village, Curug, Tangerang (3/2/2024).
Riris further explained that one of Indonesia's policies in achieving UHC is individual health services covered by JKN. The target in 2024 is that 98% of the population will be covered by the JKN program.
Riris also said that there are several reasons why health services are not covered by JKN, including not following procedures, already covered by other programs, carried out abroad, carried out for aesthetic purposes, as well as health problems or diseases due to drug and/or alcohol dependency.
In line with Riris, Muhammad Rizal, Member of Commission IX of the Indonesian House of Representatives also said that diseases caused by alcohol, liquor or illegal drugs will not be covered by JKN. Therefore, Rizal's message is for residents to be careful and avoid using these items.
On the same occasion, Septian, representing the Ministry of Social Affairs, responded to questions from Tangerang residents about Contribution Assistance Recipients (PBI) in the JKN program. Septian said that PBI JKN is PBI funded by the government budget. The PBI JKN application procedure is first registered by the Ministry of Social Affairs to the Ministry of Health. Then the Ministry of Health will submit it to BPJS Kesehatan. The requirements needed in making JKN are KTP and family card. The addition of a Certificate of Inability to Pay (SKTM) document is required if the area of residence has reached UHC.
Continuing Septian's statement, Riela Briliantin from the Tangerang Regency Social Service explained that the data in the Social Service, Health Service, and Ministry of Social Affairs has been integrated so that if there is any data that is not verified, the system will automatically block it. Therefore, PBI JKN participants need to routinely update their data. Data updates can be done at the Social Service.
Riela emphasized that the procedure for creating or updating PBI JKN data will not be complicated or complicated as long as the required requirements are complete. (Author Evi Suryani/HDI Team)
