Health Minister Nila Moeloek. (Antara Photo/Widodo S. Jusuf)
“We should fix this [cost problem],” Nila said on Friday at the presidential compound, as quoted by news portal Detik.com.
The minister was not able to provide any information about amounts.
Through the Social Security Organizing Body (BPJS), the government subsidizes health premiums for all Indonesians, including people working in the informal sector. The government has tasked BPJS with the ambitious goal of achieving universal coverage by 2019.
The government is still working to get as many health institutions as possible to participate in the scheme, and there have been calls on the government to cooperate more closely with the private sector.
James Riady, the deputy chairman for education and health at the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin), said on Thursday that the private sector could help the government improve access to health facilities in remote regions, Investor Daily reported.
James is also chief executive of the Lippo Group, with which the Jakarta Globe is affiliated.
Last year, insurance premiums in Indonesia grew significantly, helped by the government’s social security initiatives that boosted the number of insurance policy holders in the country.
Insurance companies operating in the country booked a combined Rp 270.72 trillion ($20.9 billion) in income from premiums in 2014, according to the Financial Services Authority (OJK), an increase of 47.1 percent from the year before.
Premiums under the social insurance category saw a nearly sevenfold increase to Rp 69.33 trillion from Rp 10.35 trillion. (http://thejakartaglobe.beritasatu.com)
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