Indonesia’s prize health insurance system mired in debt
20-Nov-17, Asia Sentinel
In January 2015 the Indonesian government launched an ambitious comprehensive health insurance system designed to make basic care available universally by 2019. Today the scheme, the Health Insurance Administering Agency (BPJS), continues to face large budget deficits, built on out-of-control financing and unpaid contributions.
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The deficit actually doubled in 2016, reaching IDR9.7 tn (USD533 mn). To patch the budget and pay hospitals, BPJS relies on State Equity Participation now totaling IDR6 tn annually. Funding from the state budget is limited. If this is not resolved soon, the burden will become more severe.