Many beneficiaries of Indonesia’s health insurance contribution assistance scheme (PBI Jaminan Kesehatan) found their coverage abruptly deactivated without prior notice. Now they are forced to navigate a time-consuming re-registration process, even when they need immediate access to a medical treatment. BPJS Kesehatan (operator of the universal healthcare) attributes this issue to an update of the National Socioeconomic Single Data (DTSEN). But in a broader sense, it reflects the impact of shifting government priorities that quietly sacrifices non-priority programs in the name of fiscal reallocation. To subscribe please click here
