Coordinating Minister Assures Non-Discriminatory BPJS Health Services

Coordinating Minister for Community Empowerment Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar has assured that BPJS Health services can be enjoyed by all citizens without discrimination, including participants receiving Penerima Bantuan Iuran (PBI) whose premiums are paid by the government. “What makes me happy is that BPJS participants whose premiums are paid by the government, for which the government spends Rp47 trillion annually, are served very well, without any differentiation,” said Minister Muhaimin Iskandar in a statement in Jakarta on Thursday. He noted that services provided by hospitals have been running well and do not differentiate patients based on their membership status. He stressed that good social security services are the result of mutual cooperation between the government, the public, and the business sector. “The government and the state are present, working together with all members of the public whose premiums, whether paid independently or through companies, are contributed alongside the government, mutually supporting one another,” said Muhaimin Iskandar. The government covers the premiums for PBI participants, while independent participants and companies contribute through premium payments, so that the entire community can support each other when facing health or employment risks. “In this regard, all patients, whether under BPJS Employment or BPJS Health, feel they are served very well. This is what we hope will apply everywhere, across the country, so that BPJS Employment and BPJS Health are agencies that provide social security services properly,” he said. He invited members of the public who are already economically capable to become independent participants and pay their premiums diligently. According to him, compliance in paying premiums not only sustains the National Health Insurance (JKN) programme but also represents a form of social solidarity, as it helps other citizens who are in need of health services.