Indonesia lacks good quality hospitals

 20-Oct-16, The Jakarta Post

The country is at risk of being unable to cater for the growing domestic demand for healthcare, as most of hospitals in the nation have yet to meet necessary service-quality requirements for patients.

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Health Ministry data showed that there are only 308 hospitals or equal to 20.8 percent of total hospitals nationwide that have been accredited by the National Hospital Accreditation Committee (KARS) since 2012, which was when the accreditation measure was introduced to raise service quality.

Analysts have estimated that the country’s healthcare expenditure will rise rapidly as a result of a surging middle class, as well as national health insurance (JKN) implementation nationwide.

Global Growth Markets noted that, prior to JKN implementation, only 59 percent of the country’s population was covered by health insurance. As the government requires all hospitals to serve JKN patients, there will be 89 million low-income people having their expenses covered by the national health insurance.

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