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        "id": 2007076,
        "msgid": "president-prabowo-orders-hospitals-to-treat-bpjs-patients-equally-1790603443",
        "date": "2026-09-28 20:20:16",
        "title": "President Prabowo orders hospitals to treat BPJS patients equally",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "President Prabowo Subianto has instructed the Health Minister to ensure that hospitals provide equal treatment to all patients, regardless of their BPJS Kesehatan coverage. The President also reviewed a significant Rp20 trillion additional allocation from the State Budget to support the financial sustainability of the national health insurance programme.",
        "content": "<p>..hospitals must provide equal treatment to patients, regardless of\nwhether they are covered by BPJS,Jakarta (ANTARA) - President Prabowo\nSubianto instructed Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin to ensure that\nhospitals provide equal treatment to all patients, regardless of whether\nthey are covered by the National Health Insurance (BPJS Kesehatan).<\/p>\n<p>At the Presidential Palace in Jakarta on Monday, the president led a\nlimited meeting on BPJS Kesehatan with Health Minister Budi Gunadi\nSadikin, Finance Minister Suahasil Nazara, and Coordinating Minister for\nEconomic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.<\/p>\n<p>Also attending the meeting were Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian,\nSocial Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, and BPJS Kesehatan President\nDirector Prihati Pujowaskito.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe President called for improvements in BPJS services, including\nshorter waiting times and better patient care. He also stressed that\nhospitals must provide equal treatment to patients, regardless of\nwhether they are covered by BPJS,\u201d Sadikin said during a press\nconference after the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, he said President Prabowo also received a report\non a total of Rp20 trillion (US$1 billion) in State Budget funds\nallocated for health insurance in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBPJS officials also sought assurance that its financial\nsustainability would be maintained. The Finance Minister has provided\nclarity that as long as BPJS continues to deliver quality services and\nmeet public needs, its financial sustainability will be ensured,\u201d\nSadikin said.<\/p>\n<p>On the same occasion, Finance Minister Nazara explained that the Rp20\ntrillion allocation was additional funding on top of the budget already\nprovided for 96.8 million premium assistance recipients.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe budget for premium assistance recipients is around Rp47 trillion\n(US$2.5 billion), while an additional Rp20 trillion will be disbursed to\nsupport BPJS Kesehatan\u2019s finances in October and November. This will\nensure that the program\u2019s financial needs are adequately covered,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BPJS Kesehatan President Director Prihati Pujowaskito\nexpressed gratitude to President Prabowo and the government for the\nadditional Rp20 trillion allocation.<\/p>\n<p>Prihati explained that BPJS Kesehatan is currently improving its\nservices, including by taking measures to eliminate fraudulent\npractices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to improving the quality of services for\nparticipants to better meet their needs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Indonesia\u2019s BPJS Kesehatan to undergo major reform\nunder new board<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Govt ensured mental health and elderly daycare covered\nby BPJS<\/p>\n<p>Translator: Genta Tenri, Resinta Sulistiyandari<\/p>",
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