Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) attended a limited\nmeeting led by President Prabowo Subianto at the State Palace, Jakarta,\non Monday (28\/9). The meeting discussed BPJS Kesehatan membership and\ndata transformation.<\/p>\n
Gus Ipul stated that this limited meeting was held to deepen the\nevaluation and improvement of BPJS Kesehatan membership at the field\nlevel.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis meeting is about BPJS Kesehatan membership. We certainly want\nto obtain the President\u2019s direction regarding various issues we have\nfound in the field, especially following this data transformation,\u201d Gus\nIpul said in a written statement on Tuesday (29\/9\/202<0xA0>6).<\/p>\n
Gus Ipul noted that the updating of the National Socio-Economic\nSingle Data (DTSEN) is being continuously carried out to ensure that the\ndistribution of social assistance, including BPJS Kesehatan subsidies\nfor premium recipients (PBI), is accurately targeted.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know that since early 2025, specifically February, following\nPresidential Instruction Number 4 of 2025, we have implemented single\ndata, and we need to continuously update it,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara expressed hope that through the\nimplementation of DTSEN, the recipients of BPJS Kesehatan premium\nsubsidies would become more precisely targeted to those in need.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are encouraging the collection of BPJS premiums to improve. The\naccuracy of premium subsidy recipients should also improve in accordance\nwith the DTSEN data,\u201d said Suahasil.<\/p>\n
Suahasil explained that BPJS Kesehatan requires financial\nstrengthening to ensure that claims from hospitals can be fulfilled.\nTherefore, the government is providing an additional budget of Rp20\ntrillion for health insurance within the 2026 State Budget, which will\nbe disbursed this October and November.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is on top of the budget used to pay for 96.8 million premium\nsubsidy recipients. The budget for these recipients is approximately\nRp47 trillion. Meanwhile, the additional Rp20 trillion will be disbursed\nsoon to support BPJS finances,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the President Director of BPJS Kesehatan, Prihati\nPujowaskito, reported that to date, BPJS Kesehatan has collected Rp118\ntrillion in premiums, while the benefits paid out amount to Rp132\ntrillion.<\/p>\n
\u201cTherefore, there is a cash flow gap for us to continue paying for\nthe healthcare services provided by our colleagues in health facilities.\nWe are grateful to the President, the Government, and the Minister for\nthe Rp20 trillion fund injection; Rp10 trillion will be disbursed this\nmonth, and Rp10 trillion in November,\u201d said Prihati.<\/p>\n
Prihati explained that the meeting also discussed several other\nmatters regarding the improvement of BPJS Kesehatan services, such as\nthe importance of mutual cooperation in independent participant\npremiums, medical inflation, population growth, and value-based\nservices.<\/p>\n
\u201cMoving forward, we will implement value-based care, which is our\npromise to improve the quality of services to participants in a way that\nis appropriate and accurately targeted,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n
For information, the meeting was also attended by Coordinating\nMinister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto, Minister of Health\nBudi Gunadi Sadikin, Minister of Home Affairs Tito Karnavian, Finance\nMinister Suahasil Nazara, and President Director of BPJS Kesehatan\nPrihati Pujowaskito.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/gus-ipul-states-dtsen-update-ensures-targeted-social-assistance-and-bpjs-coverage-1790654162", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }