Doubts about the future of universal healthcare in Indonesia
15-Jan-15, Jakarta Post
Two recently released studies predict that the government will be unable to achieve universal health coverage by 2019.
The two studies, conducted by the Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Center for Health Service and the Paramadina Graduate School of Diplomacy, respectively, concluded that it would be impossible for all Indonesian citizens to access health insurance by 2019 due to unequal access in the current national health insurance (JKN) program.
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The UGM study, conducted in 2014, identified a huge gap in access between developed and underdeveloped regions.
“It [the gap] is caused by differences in the numbers of hospitals and doctors,” UGM researcher Laksono Trisnantoro said during an event marking the release of the report on Wednesday. “In the last three years, new hospitals were only built in Java.”