The Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) recorded that more than 40\nthousand National Health Insurance Contribution Assistance Recipients\n(PBI JKN) under BPJS Kesehatan who had previously been deactivated have\nsubmitted reactivation applications, Monday (16\/2).<\/p>\n
\u201cMore than 40 thousand who have undergone the reactivation process\nare part of approximately 11 million members who were deactivated,\u201d said\nMinister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf during a press conference\nfollowing a limited meeting with Coordinating Minister for Human\nDevelopment Muhaimin Iskandar in Jakarta on Monday.<\/p>\n
Saifullah Yusuf explained that of the total reactivation\napplications, approximately 2,000 members had already switched their\nstatus to become independent BPJS Kesehatan members. This change\nindicates that some participants were deemed capable of paying\ncontributions independently.<\/p>\n
Kemensos assessed that the data updating process was proceeding on\ntarget. The measure was taken to ensure that health contribution\nassistance genuinely reaches poor and near-poor community groups falling\nwithin Deciles 1-5 of the National Socio-Economic Single Data\n(DTSEN).<\/p>\n
Although some members have switched to the independent scheme, the\ngovernment continues to conduct further evaluations of their\nconditions.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though they have switched to the independent pathway, we still\ncarry out cross-checks to ascertain whether they can continue\nindependently or will eventually return to the PBI scheme,\u201d the Minister\nsaid.<\/p>\n
He added that data updating and matching are carried out routinely\nevery month to maintain the accuracy of social assistance recipient\ndata.<\/p>\n
Previously, Kemensos, together with more than 30 thousand Family Hope\nProgramme (PKH) facilitators and Central Statistics Agency (BPS) teams,\nhad conducted field verification of the 11 million deactivated PBI-JKN\nmembers. The process aimed to ascertain the current socio-economic\nconditions of the members whilst serving as the basis for membership\nadjustments based on DTSEN.<\/p>\n
Kemensos affirmed that the deactivation policy does not reduce the\ntotal number of assistance recipients. The policy was implemented to\ntransfer membership from financially capable community groups in Deciles\n6-10 to disadvantaged groups in Deciles 1-5, based on regional\ngovernment recommendations and the latest data updating results.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gus-ipul-11-million-bpjs-pbi-members-deactivated-40-thousand-apply-for-reactivation-1771301564", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }