AIDS patients not insured

AIDS patients not insured

SEMARAMG, Central Java: The local branch of the state-run
insurance company PT Astek is refusing to cover people with AIDS,
as well as drug and alcohol addicts, even if they are
participants in the health insurance program.

Chief of the local Astek branch office, Syi'aruddin Amin, said
on Saturday that the health insurance program provides insurance
for conventional health problems and pregnancy.

Participants with cancer and those who undergo transplants or
cosmetic surgery are not eligible for assistance from the
company, he said as quoted by Antara. (pan)