Health Minister: Over 50% of the Population's BPJS Contributions Covered by the Government

Jakarta, VIVA – Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin attended a working meeting with Commission IX of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) on Wednesday, 15 April 2026. According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), 159.1 million people registered as BPJS participants have their contributions fully or partially covered by the government.

“We see that the BPJS participants whose contributions are fully or partially paid by the government—either central or local government—are 159.1 million,” said Minister Budi.

Thus, he continued, more than 50 percent of Indonesia’s population registered as BPJS participants have their costs covered by the government.

“So more than 50 percent of Indonesia’s population already has their contributions paid by the government, both central and local,” he said.

He detailed that the Ministry of Health has paid BPJS contributions for 96 million people. Meanwhile, Local Governments (Pemda) cover 48.9 million BPJS participants.

“Indeed, some are paid directly through the Ministry of Health via PBI for 96 million, but there are also those covered by Pemda for 48.9 million, and some that are subsidised by both central and local governments, around 13.6 million at that time,” said Budi.

“So what I emphasise is that from our population, more than 50 percent already have their premiums paid by the government,” he added.

The Minister explained that BPJS Kesehatan is currently facing a deficit of Rp 20-30 trillion. This deficit is handled by the government through a budget of Rp 20 trillion. However, the Minister reminded that the deficit will occur every year.