BPJS Health President Director on Planned 2026 Premium Increase

BPJS Health President Director Prihati Pujowaskito said that BPJS Health contributions for 2026 have not risen yet. BPJS is still awaiting a decision from the government. ‘We are always in communication with Health Minister Budi Gunadi. But so far there has been no move to raise contributions,’ he said at the BPJS Headquarters in Jakarta on Wednesday, 4 March 2026.

Prihati said that the government indeed plans to raise BPJS 2026 contributions beginning with the Penerima Bantuan Iuran (PBI). However, none of it has materialised yet. ‘We are still waiting for the government,’ he said.

Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin had previously planned to raise BPJS Kesehatan contributions to ensure the programme’s sustainability. According to Budi Gunadi, the BPJS Health deficit would reach Rp 20-30 trillion per year. The deficit would be addressed by the government through a budget of Rp 20 trillion. Nevertheless, he warned that the deficit would occur every year.

The deficit would be felt through delayed payments to hospitals. As a result, hospitals would struggle to finance their operations. ‘That is why there must be structural changes,’ the Health Minister said in Jakarta on Wednesday, 25 February 2026, according to Antara.

During the event, Budi Gunadi also stated that he was confident that a BPJS Health premium increase would only affect middle and upper-class people. ‘That the BPJS increment has no impact at all on the poor, because the poor are subsidised by the government,’ he said.

If the tariffs are increased, the Health Minister is optimistic it will not affect people in Desil 1-5 in the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN). After all, they are covered by the government under the Penerima Bantuan Iuran Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional (PBI JKN) scheme.

Moreover, the Health Minister explained that the concept of social insurance like BPJS Kesehatan is that the rich subsidise the poor. Just like taxes, where the rich pay more but still have access to the roads like the poor.

‘Those in the middle to upper brackets, like journalists paying Rp 42,000 a month, should be able to manage it, right? Well, men who smoke buy cigarettes for more than that,’ said Budi Gunadi.